Hektoen International

A Journal of Medical Humanities

Tag: first licensed female dentist in the US

  • Dr. Lucy Hobbs Taylor, DDS

    Natalie HorakovaHradec Kralove, Czech Republic “I am a New Yorker by birth, but I love my adopted country—the West. To it belongs the credit of making it possible for women to be recognized in the dental profession on equal terms with men.”—Dr. Lucy Hobbs Taylor1 Lucy Beaman Hobbs was born on March 14, 1833 in…