Mabel Seagrave papers, 1870-1935

Mabel Seagrave (January 3, 1882 – November 10, 1935) was an American doctor who directed a hospital in France during World War I, and was decorated by the French government for her service.

She was born in Cheyenne, Wyoming and raised in Seattle, Washington, the daughter of Arthur Amasa Seagrave and Selina Stone Glass Seagrave. Her father built and operated the Occidental Hotel in Seattle. She was valedictorian at Seattle High School in 1900. She attended Wellesley College, graduating in 1905, and Johns Hopkins University, where she earned her medical degree in 1912.

Immediately after medical school, Seagrave focused on oral surgery at the Municipal Clinic of Seattle. Seagrave joined the staff of Women's Oversea Hospitals (W. O. H.) in 1918, and was first posted to a refugee hospital in the south of France. After the armistice, she worked at a Red Cross hospital at Foug, and headed the Hopital Jeanne D'Arc at Nancy, France. She was presented with a medal from the French government in 1919.

After the war, Seagrave concentrated on obstetric and gynecological surgery. She was elected to the American College of Surgeons in 1928. She was active in the Women's Overseas Service League and the Women's University Club of Seattle. At the time of her death in 1935, she was Chief of Staff at Seattle General Hospital.

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