Physician, born in Bristol, England, on the 3rd of February 1821; came to the United States when a child, and having privately studied medicine, applied to the leading colleges for admission to their courses, but was refused, until in 1847 she was admitted to the college at Geneva, NY, and was graduated with honors in 1849, being the first woman to attain the degree of M.D. in the United States. She practiced medicine for many years; organized a woman’s medical college in New York, and in 1857 founded the New York Infirmary for women and children. She has written on the Laws of Life and the education of children. In 1859 she delivered a series of lectures at the Women’s Medical College, London, England. In 1868 she returned to London, where she settled, taking an active part in measures of sanitary reform, and in the work of the Women’s Medical College.
