Kate Pelham Newcomb, MD — general medicine (family), obstetrics and gynecology
Courtesy Dr. Kate Museum
In 1922, Dr. Kate Pellham Newcomb (1886–1956) left her practice in Detroit to care for her husband and nurse him back to better health. Living in rural Wisconsin so he could benefit from the clean, country air, she gradually returned to medicine, working as one of only three doctors in the area. She traveled miles every day to reach patients isolated in the countryside. In 1949, Dr. Newcomb marshaled the community to raise funds for a hospital, to improve the medical care available to all residents.
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