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Early Female Physicians In the Susquehanna Valley

Early Female Physicians In the Susquehanna Valley

Former schoolteacher Dr. Margaret Young Coleman of Williamsport is identified as the first woman physician to practice in north-central Pennsylvania. She remained in practice for more than forty years.

July 11, 2026 · Terry Diener · Additional Credits: Credit: Lycoming County’s Women's History Project; Williamsport Sun Gazette; 1876 History of Lycoming County by D J Stewart: Sketch of Dr Coleman’s Home between pages between Pages 108 and 109