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Dr Sarah Read <I>Adamson</I> Dolley

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Dr Sarah Read Adamson Dolley Famous memorial

Birth
Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death
27 Dec 1909 (aged 80)
Rochester, Monroe County, New York, USA
Burial
Rochester, Monroe County, New York, USA
Plot
Section I, Lot 107
Memorial ID
7705017 View Source

Social Reformer. She was the second woman to receive a medical degree in the United States, graduating from Central Medical College, Rochester New York, in 1851. She worked with Clara Barton to found regional chapters of the Red Cross and also started various women's organizations, one of which established the first children's playgrounds in America.

Social Reformer. She was the second woman to receive a medical degree in the United States, graduating from Central Medical College, Rochester New York, in 1851. She worked with Clara Barton to found regional chapters of the Red Cross and also started various women's organizations, one of which established the first children's playgrounds in America.

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  • Maintained by: Find a Grave
  • Added: 23 Jul 2003
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID: 7705017
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7705017/sarah-read-dolley: accessed ), memorial page for Dr Sarah Read Adamson Dolley (11 Mar 1829–27 Dec 1909), Find a Grave Memorial ID 7705017, citing Mount Hope Cemetery, Rochester, Monroe County, New York, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.