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Consuelo Clark-Stewart (July 22, 1860 – April 17, 1910) was the first African American woman to practice medicine in Ohio. For twenty years she had a thriving practice in Youngstown, where she treated Black and white patients. She was the daughter of Peter H. Clark, who is considered the first Black socialist, and the wife of William R. Stewart, one of the first Black attorneys and elected representatives in Ohio.