Important Group of Photos and Documents pertaining to the career of Dr. Anna Blount.Anna Ellsworth BlountAnna Blount (January 18, 1872 - February 12, 1953) was an American physician from Chicago,[1] and Oak Park.[2] She was awarded Doctor of Medicine June 17, 1897 by Northwestern University. She volunteered her medical services at Hull House, a settlement house in Chicago that was founded in 1889. She encouraged other women to become physicians and was the president of the National Medical Women's Association.[3]Anna was also an important figure in the Women's Suffrage Movement and an early proponent of sex education and birth control.This group includes her diploma, photos of her in various groups and a photo of her at Cook County Morgue during an autopsy. She is the only woman in the group.The framed item measures 24" x 26".

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