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Dr. Nellie Louise Young was the first African American woman to practice medicine in Maryland. Born and raised in Baltimore, Maryland where she was raised as an only child. On June 7, 1907 her parents, Dr. and Mrs. Howard Young gave birth to her. Dr. Young comes from a family of firsts. Her father, Dr. Howard Young was Maryland’s first African American pharmacist, who owned his own pharmacy “Young’s Pharmacy”. Dr. Young has specialized in obstetrics and gynecology helping many within the state of Maryland over the course of her 52-year career.