Beulah Melvin Allen | |
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Born | July 19, 1937 |
Nationality | American |
Occupation | physician |
Beulah Melvin Allen (born July 19, 1937) was a Diné physician. In 1952, at the age of 23, she was the first Miss Navajo Nation. [1]
Beulah Margaret Melvin was born in Eureka, California on July 19, 1937, moving with her family at 18 months old to Fort Defiance, Arizona on the Navajo Reservation. [2] [3] [4] Her mother was a nurse at the Fort Defiance Indian Hospital. [4] In 7th grade, she moved to California and stayed there until she finished high school. [2] In 1952, Melvin was selected as Miss Navajo at the annual Navajo Nation Fair. At the time, the competition was determined by whichever contestant received the largest applause. [5]
Starting in 1954, she attended Barnard College, planning to study there for two years. [6] In 1955, she attended Arizona State College, and in 1956, she spent her junior year at the University of Oregon. [2]
She attended Cornell Medical College in 1958 and 1959, receiving a Navajo Tribal scholarship to attend both years. [7] [8] [9] [10] In 1961, she graduated from The University of Arizona with a bachelor's degree in anthropology. [11]
On November 14, 1969, Beulah married Richard N. Allen in Contra Costa, California. [12] [13]
She received a fellowship to attend the University of Arizona College of Medicine, graduating around the early 1980s. [14] [15]
In 1981, she won the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation Merit Award. [14]
Beulah Melvin Allen | |
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Born | July 19, 1937 |
Nationality | American |
Occupation | physician |
Beulah Melvin Allen (born July 19, 1937) was a Diné physician. In 1952, at the age of 23, she was the first Miss Navajo Nation. [1]
Beulah Margaret Melvin was born in Eureka, California on July 19, 1937, moving with her family at 18 months old to Fort Defiance, Arizona on the Navajo Reservation. [2] [3] [4] Her mother was a nurse at the Fort Defiance Indian Hospital. [4] In 7th grade, she moved to California and stayed there until she finished high school. [2] In 1952, Melvin was selected as Miss Navajo at the annual Navajo Nation Fair. At the time, the competition was determined by whichever contestant received the largest applause. [5]
Starting in 1954, she attended Barnard College, planning to study there for two years. [6] In 1955, she attended Arizona State College, and in 1956, she spent her junior year at the University of Oregon. [2]
She attended Cornell Medical College in 1958 and 1959, receiving a Navajo Tribal scholarship to attend both years. [7] [8] [9] [10] In 1961, she graduated from The University of Arizona with a bachelor's degree in anthropology. [11]
On November 14, 1969, Beulah married Richard N. Allen in Contra Costa, California. [12] [13]
She received a fellowship to attend the University of Arizona College of Medicine, graduating around the early 1980s. [14] [15]
In 1981, she won the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation Merit Award. [14]