Connie Redbird Pinkerman-Uri
Native American doctor (1928–2009) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Constance Redbird "Connie" Pinkerman-Uri (3 September 1928 – 8 June 2009) was an American doctor and lawyer who was the first Native American woman to hold degrees in both law and medicine. In the 1970s, she investigated the Indian Health Service's practice of carrying out involuntary sterilisations against Native American women, which led to the practice being formally prohibited by the US government.