“Women Physicians During Poughkeepsie's Gilded Age” by Historian Shannon Butler

We explore the lives and works of some of the female physicians in late 19th and early 20th-century Poughkeepsie. Known by its nicknames, “the Sickly City,” “the City of Schools,” and “the Queen City,” Poughkeepsie was a source of inspiration as well as a wellspring of possible clients, and, as a result, it became a very attractive place for women who were practicing medicine to come and set up shop. Presented by Shannon Butler, the historian for the Poughkeepsie Public Library District. Reception in the Jade Room to follow. Sponsored by Vassar College Libraries. Free and open to the public.