Dr Anna Quincy Churchill

Anna Quincy Churchill (1884-1971) was a physician who served on the faculty of Tufts University School of Medicine and School of Dental Medicine from 1918 to 1954.

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Armeda Gibbs

Gibbs was an abolitionist who helped escaped slaves. During the Civil War, she became the first female nurse for the Union.

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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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