Dr. Mary Thompson (1825-1919) was the first female physician in Portland, Oregon. Born in New York City, she studied medicine privately with two doctors in LaSalle, Illinois and was the first woman to practice medicine in Iowa and Illinois as well. She took a leading part in the campaign for women's suffrage and other human rights issues.
The diary of Dr. Mary Thompson on her way to the 1877 Washington Convention of the Women's Suffrage Association.
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The Diary of Dr. Mary Thompson, OLPb003THO, Lewis & Clark College Aubrey Watzek Library Archives & Special Collections, Portland, Oregon.
Acquired from Charles Seluzicki Fine and Rare Books, Portland, Oregon
Processed in and digitized in Septmber 2005.
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