Myra K. Merrick

Myra King Merrick (1825–11 November 1899) was the first female medical doctor in the US state of Ohio.

Early life and education

Merrick was born in 1825 in Hinkley, Leicestershire, England to mother Elizabeth née Ball and Richard King. She and her parents immigrated to Taunton where she worked in a cotton mill. In 1841, Merrick moved to East Liverpool, Ohio.[1] Merrick attended Central Medical College in Rochester, New York, graduating in 1852.[2]

Cleveland Homeopathic Hospital College for Women

In the 1860s, the Western College of Homeopathic Medicine stopped admitting women students. In response to this, Merrick and C.O. Seaman formed the Cleveland Homeopathic Hospital College for Women. Merrick became an instructor at this school, which made her "the first woman medical college professor outside of the East Coast".[3]

References
  1. "Merrick, Myra King". Encyclopedia of Cleveland History. Case Western Reserve University. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  2. The New England Medical Gazette, 23, Medical Gazette Publishing Company, 1888, pp. 454–455
  3. "Myra K. Merrick". Ohio History Central. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
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