Edith Loeber Ballard, M.D. — First Female Surgeon in the Southern US [Elise Ballard]

This week, Elise Ballard brings us the tale of Edith Loeber Ballard, M.D.! Despite a very successful debut, Edith Loeber was not content to simply marry well. However, after completing medical school up North, she and a group of seven other women doctors found themselves unable to secure positions at New Orleans hospitals - because they were women, of course.

Instead of accepting defeat, these trailblazers combined forces to raise funds and create the New Orleans Dispensary for Women and Children - the first hospital of its kind in Louisiana and all the South. They served the poorest folks in the most need of medical care, and for FREE. They also became the first female doctors and surgeons in the entire South. Their work didn't stop there, though. Listen now to find out the full story!

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