Willits, Mary (1855–1902)

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Willits, Mary (1855–1902)

American physician. Born Oct 16, 1855, in Maidencreek Township, PA; died of cancer, Dec 16, 1902; dau. of Thomas and Susan (Parvin) Willits; graduate of Swarthmore College, 1876, and Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania, 1881.

The 1st woman physician admitted to the Philadelphia County Medical Society (June 20, 1888); opened a private practice (1882); worked as a part-time instructor at Woman's Medical College and recording secretary at Philadelphia Clinical Society (1886); became assistant to the neurologist at Philadelphia Polyclinic School of Medicine (1887), then staff physician under Dr. Alice Bennett at State Hospital for the Insane in Norristown, PA (1892).

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