The twelve women treated are as various in nationality, creed, habits of mind, and daily pursuits as can well be imagined. . . . but of every one of them it may truly be said...
Timeline
1835
Harriot Hunt
, the first known Western woman doctor, started practising in Boston after training with her sister through an apprenticeship.
1847
The Faculty of Medicine at Harvard University
refused to admit Harriot Hunt
.
November 1850
Harriot Hunt
was formally accepted into the Faculty of Medicine at Harvard University
in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
