Alfreda Bosworth Withington
Born15 August 1860
Germantown, Pennsylvania
Died1 October 1951(1951-10-01) (aged 91)
Pittsfield, Massachusetts
NationalityAmerican
EducationCornell University
OccupationPhysician
Medical career
Notable worksMine eyes have seen: a woman doctor's saga OCLC 2139718

Alfreda Bosworth Withington (15 August 1860 – 1 October 1951) was an American physician and author.[1]

Life

Withington was born in Germantown, Pennsylvania, where her father, James Hervey Withington, was headmaster of Germantown Academy.[1] She was named for her mother, Alfreda Bosworth.[2] She attended Cornell University in Ithaca, New York from 1877 to 1881. She then interned at the New York Infirmary for Women and Children, but was refused a position at the Infirmary, as none of the directors would agree to let her take the entrance examination.[3] At the age of 63, she obtained a Kentucky medical license and traveled to work as a medical settlement physician for 7 years, between 1924 and 1931, ordinarily making calls on horseback.[4] Withington wrote her memoir titled Mine Eyes Have Seen in 1941.[5] On October 1, 1951, she died and was buried in Pittsfield, Massachusetts.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 "Pioneer Woman Physician Dies in Pittsfield". The North Adams Transcript. 1 October 1951. p. 2. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
  2. ↑ Lineage Book. The Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution. 1904. p. 336. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
  3. ↑ "Dr. ALFREDA WITHINGTON - PINE MOUNTAIN SETTLEMENT SCHOOL COLLECTIONS". PINE MOUNTAIN SETTLEMENT SCHOOL COLLECTIONS. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
  4. ↑ "Mine Eyes Have Seen: A Woman Doctor's Saga". JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association. 117: 76. 5 July 1941. doi:10.1001/jama.1941.02820270076034. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
  5. ↑ Woods, Katherine (April 13, 1941). "She Enjoyed Being a Doctor; Alfreda Withington's "Mine Eyes Have Seen" Is an Interesting Memoir of Service at Home, in Labrador and in France". The New York Times.
  6. ↑ "Dr Alfreda Bosworth Withington (1860-1951) - Find..." www.findagrave.com. Retrieved 28 August 2018.


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