Bates, Mary (1861–1954)

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Bates, Mary (1861–1954)

American physician. Name variations: Mary Elizabeth Bates. Born Feb 25, 1861, in Manitowoc, Wisconsin; died 1954; dau. of William Wallace Bates and Marie (Cole) Bates (graduate of New York Hydropathic Medical College); earned medical degree from Woman's Medical School in Chicago (now part of Northwestern University, 1881).

Became 1st woman intern at Cook Co. Hospital in Chicago, Illinois (1881); served as lecturer in minor surgery, demonstrator in anatomy, and professor of anatomy at alma mater Woman's Medical School (Chicago); served on staff of Chicago Hospital for Women and Children; settled in Denver, Colorado (1891), and had large private practice which focused on diseases of women and children; served as surgical editor of Medical Woman's Journal; founded Denver School for Practical Nurses; was a suffragist and lobbyist for laws protecting children.

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