Lucy Hobbs Taylor

Doctor
BIRTHDAY
March 14,1833
Birthplace
New York
Age
Oct 3,1910,age 77
Birth Sign
Pisces
BIRTHDAY
March 14,1833 (age Oct 3,1910,age 77)
Birthplace
New York

About

Famous as the first female doctoral graduate of a dental school, she earned her degree from the Ohio College of Dental Surgery in the mid 1860s and practiced dentistry in Ohio, Iowa, Illinois, and Kansas. After her retirement, she became a women's rights activist.

Before Fame

Before beginning her dental career, she worked as a Michigan-based schoolteacher.

Trivia

The American Association of Women Dentists established an award in her honor.

Family Life

Her marriage to James M. Taylor began in 1867; the couple subsequently opened a joint dental practice in Lawrence, Kansas.

Associated With

Taylor and her contemporary Elizabeth Blackwell both advanced the status of women within the medical profession; Blackwell was the first female medical school graduate.