Chenault, Emma Earle
Person
Biography
Emma Earle Chenault was the first woman doctor to practice medicine independently in the Commonwealth of Virginia, graduating from the Womens Medical College in 1888.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Edwin A. Pratt Correspondence
Collection
Identifier: WLU-Coll-0479
Scope and Contents
This collection contains one original letter dated Oct 28, 1880 and a photocopy of a letter dated September 1, 1880. Both letters are from Edwin A. Pratt to Emma Earle Chenault, who was the first woman doctor to practice medicine independently in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Pratt wrote the original letter while he was a student at Washington and Lee University and it describes campus and town life.
Dates:
1880