First Woman Doctor In Montgomery County, Indiana.
"First woman physician in Montgomery County, Ind. She was courageous and self-reliant and began obstetric work about 1836 and continued in active practice. During a period of 42 years, she accouched between four and five hundred women, with the loss of none. Her record of cases is lost, and it’s a pity too. She never made a charge but accepted compensation given her. This information is kindly given by her daughter, Mrs. Matilda McClure, now 88 years of age, who had a twin sister who died a few years ago. She was the good Old Quaker of Friends Stock, with an heredity among the best and departed this life February 13, 1877 in her 82nd year. Silas and John were her sons. Her heroism as a horsewomen was proverbial and regardless of season, flood or storm, Mother Hiatt answered every appeal for help. She has gone to her reward.” (History of Montgomery County, Ohio, Bowen & Co., 1913)
"First woman physician in Montgomery County, Ind. She was courageous and self-reliant and began obstetric work about 1836 and continued in active practice. During a period of 42 years, she accouched between four and five hundred women, with the loss of none. Her record of cases is lost, and it’s a pity too. She never made a charge but accepted compensation given her. This information is kindly given by her daughter, Mrs. Matilda McClure, now 88 years of age, who had a twin sister who died a few years ago. She was the good Old Quaker of Friends Stock, with an heredity among the best and departed this life February 13, 1877 in her 82nd year. Silas and John were her sons. Her heroism as a horsewomen was proverbial and regardless of season, flood or storm, Mother Hiatt answered every appeal for help. She has gone to her reward.” (History of Montgomery County, Ohio, Bowen & Co., 1913)
First Woman Doctor In Montgomery County, Indiana.
"First woman physician in Montgomery County, Ind. She was courageous and self-reliant and began obstetric work about 1836 and continued in active practice. During a period of 42 years, she accouched between four and five hundred women, with the loss of none. Her record of cases is lost, and it’s a pity too. She never made a charge but accepted compensation given her. This information is kindly given by her daughter, Mrs. Matilda McClure, now 88 years of age, who had a twin sister who died a few years ago. She was the good Old Quaker of Friends Stock, with an heredity among the best and departed this life February 13, 1877 in her 82nd year. Silas and John were her sons. Her heroism as a horsewomen was proverbial and regardless of season, flood or storm, Mother Hiatt answered every appeal for help. She has gone to her reward.” (History of Montgomery County, Ohio, Bowen & Co., 1913)
"First woman physician in Montgomery County, Ind. She was courageous and self-reliant and began obstetric work about 1836 and continued in active practice. During a period of 42 years, she accouched between four and five hundred women, with the loss of none. Her record of cases is lost, and it’s a pity too. She never made a charge but accepted compensation given her. This information is kindly given by her daughter, Mrs. Matilda McClure, now 88 years of age, who had a twin sister who died a few years ago. She was the good Old Quaker of Friends Stock, with an heredity among the best and departed this life February 13, 1877 in her 82nd year. Silas and John were her sons. Her heroism as a horsewomen was proverbial and regardless of season, flood or storm, Mother Hiatt answered every appeal for help. She has gone to her reward.” (History of Montgomery County, Ohio, Bowen & Co., 1913)
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