Dr. Mary Morey Pearson was born in Colombo, Sri Lanka and graduated from the Boston University School of Medicine in 1885. She lived at 45 Eliot Street from 1910 to the end of her life (1931). She worked as the Medical Director for the American Benefit Society for much of her career and was an advocate for homeopathic medicines. It’s thought she had a medical practice at her home.
Read MoreSusan Dimock was among the first female physicians in the US recognized as a surgeon. Apprenticed at the age of 18 to Dr. Marie Zakrzewska at the New England Hospital for Women and Children, Susan was recognized as exceptionally talented. In September of 1873, a seven-year-old girl from Nantucket was admitted to the NEHWC with a large tumor. Using ether as anesthetic, Dr. Dimock performed an operation to remove the tumor.
Read MoreA synopsis of the Boston Women's Heritage Trail tour of Jamaica Plain. Download a version and take the tour yourself!
Read MoreAlmost a hundred years before women were allowed to enter Harvard Medical School, Marie Zakrzewska started medical school in 1854 in Ohio and then became internationally famous for her work here in Boston.
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