03/02/2026
Dr. Dixon graduated from the Ohio College of Chiropody in 1944. "Upon graduation, Dr. Dixon journeyed to south Tuskegee, AL, where she would meet her husband, James O. Dixon, a faculty member at Tuskegee University. Though she would face many obstacles as a female African-American in the Deep South during a time of rampant segregation and discrimination, Dr. Dixon persisted. Upon being denied access to the Alabama Association of Chiropodists (AAC), in 1949 she petitioned the National Association of Chiropodists (NAC), to which she was granted lifetime membership, allowing her to practice podiatry in the state of Alabama. While working for her equal rights, Dr. Dixon was simultaneously building her career. In 1956, she was appointed as the first full-time female, African-American podiatrist at the Tuskegee Veterans Administration Hospital, created the first podiatric residency in the state of Alabama, and established podiatry clinics at V.A. hospitals throughout the state of Alabama."
source: https://www.kent.edu/cpm/news/MildredDixon
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