Mary Forrester Hobart was an American physician who practiced in Boston, Massachusetts from 1884 until her retirement in 1915.
13 Facts About Mary Hobart
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Mary Hobart specialized in obstetrics and was known for her independence and resourcefulness.
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Mary Hobart's career had parallels with that of her great-great-grandmother, Martha Ballard; but Mary Hobart sought out the medical profession by her own ambition as an early entrant.
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Mary Hobart's service was due in part to caring for the poor in hospitals.
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Mary Hobart practiced for 31 years in Boston before retiring in Needham Heights, Massachusetts, where she lived until her death.
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Mary Hobart trained at the Women's Medical College, of the New York Infirmary for Women and Children until 1884.
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Since Mary Hobart was one of few to graduate from medical school in her family, it was only fitting to have a diary of medical importance passed down to her.
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Mary Hobart was 33 when she received "a hopeless pile of loose unconsecutive pages".
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Mary Hobart decided to donate the diary to the Maine State Library in 1930.
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In exchange of the donation, Mary Hobart expected a transcript copy of the diary.
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Mary Hobart never received a full translation of the work, but Hobart was grateful for the parts she was given.
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Women were allowed to enter the Massachusetts Medical Society on June 10,1884, the same year Mary Hobart received Martha Ballard's historical diary.
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Mary Forrester Hobart died at her home in Needham Heights on March 21,1940 at the age of 89.