Lucy b hobbs-taylor biography of william

American dentist (1833–1910)

Lucy Hobbs Taylor (March 14, 1833 – October 3, 1910) was an American dentist, known for being the first woman to graduate from dental school (Ohio College of Dental Surgery in 1866).^[1]

She was originally denied admittance to the Eclectic Medical College in Cincinnati, Ohio, owing to her gender.

Due to this, a professor in the college agreed to tutor her and encouraged her to practice dentistry.^[2]

Once again, she applied to a dentistry school, this time Ohio College of Dentistry. She was once again refused admittance due to her gender.

From there, a college graduate agreed to tutor her, allowing her to continue her studies towards dentistry.^[3] In 1861, she decided to open her own practice instead of attempting to get into a college once again.

After a year, she moved to Iowa and opened a dentistry practice. This allowed her to be accepted as a dentist without the diploma and become part of the Iow