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Dr. Joyce Yerwood examining a patient
Photo was taken in 1980 for the Stamford Historical Society exhibit: "Stamford Women at Work"

Caption label in lower right corner reads "Doctor Joyce Yerwood, physician"

Group photograph of the Yerwood Male Chorus. Dr. Joyce Yerwood is sitting in the front row on the right. Her husband, Dr. Joseph Carwin is second from the left in the back row.

Back Row:
C.B. Griffin - Dr. J. Carwin - Garland Long - O. Parker -…

Group photograph of the Dunbar Dramatic & Choral Club in Stamford, Connecticut. Dr. Joyce Yerwood was one of the leaders of this group in the 1930s and helped to organize their event

Photograph of the home where Dr. Joseph Carwin and Dr. Joyce Yerwood lived in Old Greenwich, Connecticut.

Posed portrait photograph of Dr. Joyce Yerwood in formal attire. Dr. Yerwood was the first black female physician in Fairfield County and was a tireless advocate for the her Stamford community.

Posed portrait photograph of Dr. Joyce Yerwood. Dr. Yerwood was the first black female physician in Fairfield County and was a tireless advocate for the her Stamford community.

Posed portrait photograph of Dr. Joyce Yerwood. Dr. Yerwood was the first black female physician in Fairfield County and was a tireless advocate for the her Stamford community.

Recording of interview with Joyce Carwin done on July 11, 2017 at the Ferguson Library in Stamford, Connecticut. Ms. Carwin speaks about growing up in Stamford and about her grandmother, Dr. Joyce Yerwood, a significant figure in Stamford's history…