Mary Putnam Jacobi
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Mary Corinna Putnam Jacobi (née Putnam; August 31, 1842 – June 10, 1906) was an English-American physician, teacher, scientist, writer, and suffragist.[1] She was the first woman admitted to study medicine at the University of Paris and the first woman to graduate from a pharmacy college in the United States.[2]
Mary Putnam Jacobi | |
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Born | Mary Corinna Putnam (1842-08-31)August 31, 1842 London, England, UK |
Died | June 10, 1906(1906-06-10) (aged 63) New York City, New York, U.S. |
Nationality | American |
Education | Female Medical College of Pennsylvania Faculté de Médecine de Paris |
Known for | Medicine |
Spouse | |
Children | 3 |
Parent(s) | George Palmer Putnam and Victorine Haven |
Family | George Haven Putnam, John Bishop Putnam, Herbert Putnam (brothers) |
Jacobi had a long career practicing medicine, teaching, writing, and advocating for women's rights, especially in medical education.[3] Her scientific rebuttal of the popular idea that menstruation made women unsuited to education was influential in the fight for women's educational opportunities.[3]
Jacobi was a founding member of the League for Political Education[4] and the Women's Medical Association of New York City, and was inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame in 1993.[5]