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Dr. Mary Davis Ridgway (1873-1927)

Dr. Mary Davis Ridgway (1873-1927) is a Pennsylvania historical marker in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, dedicated 2001.

Philadelphia County · dedicated 2001 · Wissahickon Ave., between Lincoln Dr. and Walnut Ln., Philadelphia

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A leader in the women's rights movement and a homeopathic physician and surgeon. She was founder of Providence General Hospital (chartered 1913), the principal officers of which were women. From 1914 to 1917 it served the community from nearby Abraham Rittenhouse Home. Political pressure then forced the hospital to move from this site, and it closed shortly after Dr. Ridgway's death.

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Dr. Mary Davis Ridgway (1873-1927)

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