Laura Ross Wolcott

Dr. Laura Ross Wolcott (born Laura J. Ross; July 16, 1826  December 8, 1915) was the first woman to become a physician in Wisconsin and the third woman in the United States to earn a medical degree.

Laura Ross Wolcott
From History of Milwaukee from its first settlement to the year 1895 (1895)
Born
Laura J. Ross

(1826-07-16)July 16, 1826
York, Maine, U.S.
DiedDecember 8, 1915(1915-12-08) (aged 89)
Ravenswood, Illinois, U.S.
Resting placeForest Home Cemetery, Milwaukee
Alma materWomen's Medical College of Pennsylvania
OccupationPhysician
Spouse
(m. 1869; died 1880)
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