Dr. Anna E. Broomall (1847-1931)
Obstetrician, teacher, and surgeon, she established the first U.S. prenatal care clinic at Woman's Hospital of Woman's Medical College of Pa. and promoted nursing there. Her work related to episiotomies and cesarean sections reduced birth mortality. She lived near here.
University Library, Vrije Universiteit AmsterdamDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDigital Commonwealth, Boston Public LibraryDigital Commonwealth, Boston Public LibraryDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries
Marker data: Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission via data.pa.gov
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