Elmira Y. Howard
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| Born | May 3, 1841 Shelby, Ohio, US |
| Died | August 7, 1921 (aged 80) |
| Alma mater | New York Medical College for Women |
| Occupation | Physician |
Elmira Y. Howard (3 May 1841 – 7 August 1921)[1] was an American doctor and the first woman to open a medical practice in Cincinnati, Ohio.[2][3] She was called "the first woman physician to practise west of the Allegheny Mountains".[4][5][6]
Elmira Y. Howard was born in Shelby, Ohio on 3 May 1841.[2]
In 1859, she married Jerome B. Howard, an artist.[2] Jerome B. Howard, as an artist, was connected with the State Normal School of New York.[2] They couple had three children: two boys and a girl.[2]
When the Civil War broke out, Jerome Howard volunteered.[2] He was taken prisoner and died in Andersonville prison.[2] Elmira Howard was 23 years old.[2]
The Howards' daughter, Ellen Jeanette, died in 1909 from consumption.[7] Until her illness, Ellen Howard had co-owned and run a bookstore in Palmyra, Missouri.[7]