Dr Mary Safford-Blake

Mary Jane Safford (1834-1891), known as the “Cairo Angel,” was a nurse during the Civil War and later a physician and advocate for women’s health and suffrage. She taught at the Boston University School of Medicine.

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Dr Lillian Heath Nelson

In 1893, Dr. Lillian Heath became the first woman to practice medicine in Wyoming and one of the first women to practice medicine west of the Mississippi River.

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Sarah Parker Remond

International anti-slavery lecturer and activist for African American and women’s suffrage. Later, she moved to Italy where she became a medical doctor.

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Susan Dimock

Dr. Susan Dimock (1847-75) was Resident Physician at the New England Hospital for Women and Children in Roxbury from 1872-75.

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Margaret Curtis

National golf champion who, with her sister, opened the East Boston Dispensary, and co-founded the Curtis Cup, the best known team trophy for amateur women golfers.

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Harriot Curtis

National golf champion and skiier who, with her sister, opened the East Boston Dispensary, became a dean at Hampton Institute in Virginia and co-founded the Curtis Cup, the best known team trophy for amateur women golfers.

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