Mary Putnam Jacobi
Mary Putnam Jacobi | |
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| Born | Mary Corinna Putnam August 31, 1842 London, England, UK |
| Died | June 10, 1906 (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) |
Mary Corinna Putnam Jacobi (née Putnam; August 31, 1842 – June 10, 1906) was an English-American physician, teacher, scientist, writer, and suffragist. 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.
Jacobi had a long career practicing medicine, teaching, writing, and advocating for women's rights, especially in medical education. Her scientific rebuttal of the popular idea that menstruation made women unsuited to education was influential in the fight for women's educational opportunities.
Jacobi was a founding member of the League for Political Education and the Women's Medical Association of New York City, and was inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame in 1993.