Dr. Anna Darrow

Dr. Anna Darrow 1876-1959

Dr. Anna Darrow 1876-1959

Name/Title

Dr. Anna Darrow

Tags

Dr. Anna Darrow, Women's History

Description

Dr. Anna Darrow

Photograph Details

Subject Person or Organization

Darrow, Dr. Anna A.

Collection

History Fort Lauderdale Photograph Collection, Women's History

Cataloged By

Emeri Cejka

Category

photographs

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Print, Photographic

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Photograph

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

General Notes

Note Type

Historical Note

Note

Dr. Anna Darrow 1876-1959 Dr. Anna Darrow was born in Jasper County, Indiana, before the family moved to Chicago in 1890. Her passion for painting began after two of her works from high school were displayed at the World's Columbian Exhibit in Chicago in 1893. Anna met Charles Darrow while studying at a business college. The Darrow’s had two children, Richard G. Darrow and Dorothy Darrow. Anna experienced an illness while pregnant which led to the realization she wanted to be a doctor. She enrolled in 1903 at what today is Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine. Anna passed the medical examination with honors, scoring ninety-eight percent, the highest grade ever scored at that time. She was the second woman ever to apply and be licensed as a doctor in the state of Florida. The Darrow’s opened their practice in Tantie (Okeechobee) in 1911. Dr. Darrow treated cattlemen, black and white cat fishermen, and Seminoles alike, accepting venison and turkeys as payment. History Fort Lauderdale Photograph Collection

Created By

eandrews@historyfortlauderdale.org

Create Date

November 27, 2023

Updated By

eandrews@historyfortlauderdale.org

Update Date

November 27, 2023