Sara T. Mayo
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Sara Tew Mayo, M.D., (1869-1930) was a physician and humanitarian reformer in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. She served the underprivileged and advanced the cause of women as physicians at a time and place when few women were practicing physicians as a result of gender discrimination. Mayo was a founding member of the New Orleans Hospital and Dispensary for Women and Children which was renamed the Sara Mayo Hospital in 1948.[1]
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Doctor Sara Tew Mayo | |
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Born | May 26, 1869 Catahoula Parish, Louisiana, US |
Died | March 7, 1930(1930-03-07) (aged 60) New Orleans, Louisiana US |
Education | Medical doctor Women's Medical College of Pennsylvania |
Occupation | physician |
Years active | 1898 - 1930 |
Known for | founding the New Orleans Hospital and Dispensary for Women and Children |
Medical career | |
Awards | Times-Picayune Loving Cup |
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