Jocelyn Elders

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:physician
government position
gptkbp:advocatesFor contraceptive access
AIDS education
drug legalization debate
masturbation as part of sex education
school-based health clinics
teen pregnancy prevention
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:University_of_Arkansas_for_Medical_Sciences
gptkb:Philander_Smith_College
gptkbp:awards gptkb:National_Medical_Association_Scroll_of_Merit
gptkb:American_Medical_Association_Dr._Nathan_Davis_Award
gptkbp:birthDate 1933-08-13
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Schaal,_Arkansas,_United_States
gptkbp:boardMemberOf gptkb:National_Institutes_of_Health
gptkb:Planned_Parenthood_Federation_of_America
gptkbp:children gptkb:Kevin_Elders
gptkbp:ethnicity gptkb:African-American
gptkbp:fieldOfWork pediatrics
public health
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Minnie_Joycelyn_Elders
gptkbp:gender female
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Jocelyn Elders
gptkbp:knownFor controversial statements on sex education and public health
gptkbp:militaryRank lieutenant
gptkbp:militaryService gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:public_policy
first African American appointed as Surgeon General of the United States
advocacy for comprehensive sex education
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:physician
government position
gptkbp:order 15th Surgeon General of the United States
gptkbp:positionHeld gptkb:United_States_Senator
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Antonia_Novello
gptkbp:president gptkb:Bill_Clinton
gptkbp:publishedIn gptkb:The_Journal_of_the_Arkansas_Medical_Society
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Arkansas,_United_States
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Oliver_Elders
gptkbp:subjectOf biographies
documentaries
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Audrey_F._Manley
gptkbp:termEnd 1994-12-31
gptkbp:termStart 1993-09-08
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:United_States_Public_Health_Service
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5