Author: Sarah Hackett Stevenson
Born: 1843
Died: 1909
Bio: <b><a class="text" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah_Hackett_Stevenson">Sarah Hackett Stevenson</a></b> was a pioneering Illinois female physician, and the first female delegate to the American Medical Association.  She received her education at <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://shimer.edu">Shimer College</a>, Illinois State University, and Woman's Hospital Medical College (which was later absorbed into Northwestern University).  She taught medicine and authored a number of books on medical topics for popular audiences, including <i>The Physiology of Women</i> and <i>Boys and Girls in Biology</i>. Stevenson was the founding president of the Chicago Medical Woman's Club. (from <a class="text" href="http://shimercollege.wikia.com/Sarah_Hackett_Stevenson#Brief_description">Shimer College Wiki</a>)