Women Pioneers in Rochester Healthcare

The history of healthcare in Rochester is linked to the devotion of its women to the community. Here a few biographical sketches of the women who contributed to our healthcare.

Pioneers in Rochester Healthcare

• Mrs. Maltby Strong - President of the Board of Lady Managers 
• Mrs. Hiram Sibley - Benefactor of The Rochester Homeopathic Hospital
• Marion Bradley Baker - Founder of Volunteers and Archives
• Agnes Bartlett Curtis - Extraordinary volunteer
• Isabella Graham Hart - Board of Lady Managers
• Sarah Perkins - Treasurer of Board of Lady Managers
• Lois Elliott Whitney - Founder of the Twigs
• Marion Craig Potter, MD - First female physician

Nursing Pioneers

• Sophia French Palmer - Nursing Reformer
• Eva Allerton - Gave her life for Nursing reform
• Miss Ida Jane Anderson - First RN in New York State
• Dr Marcena Sherman Ricker - Susan B. Anthony's doctor
• Mary L. Keith - Foremost woman hospital administrator
• Jessica Heal, RN - Considered the "dean" of supervising nurses