Susan Anderson
Susan Anderson | |
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Denver, Colorado, US | |
Education | University of Michigan |
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Profession | Physician |
Susan Anderson (January 31, 1870 – April 16, 1960) was an American physician and one of the first women to practice medicine in Colorado.[1]
Biography
Anderson was born in 1870 in
Anderson became a licensed physician after graduating from medical school in 1897. She returned to Cripple Creek before moving around Colorado in attempt to practice in Denver, Greeley and Eaton, but found it difficult to find work.[1][2] She was briefly engaged but was left at the altar by her fiancé in 1900.[3] In 1904, she was appointed Coroner of Grand County, Colorado, during which time she investigated many of the deaths involved in the construction of the Moffat Tunnel railroad.[2]
After contracting
During the 1950s, Anderson was the focus of several newspaper and magazine stories. Actress
Anderson was inducted into the Colorado Women's Hall of Fame in 1997.[2]
There are unsubstantiated claims that the television character hero of Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman is based on Doc Susie.[5]
References
- ^ a b c "Susan Anderson, Mountain Doctor". Colorado Virtual Library. Colorado State Library. Retrieved June 1, 2014.
- ^ a b c d e f "Susan "Doc Susie" Anderson". Colorado Women's Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on June 2, 2014. Retrieved June 1, 2014.
- ^ a b Michels, Kat (June 14, 2013). "Heroine of History – Susan Anderson: Care-taker for All". Business Heroine Magazine. Archived from the original on June 2, 2014. Retrieved June 1, 2014.
- ^ ""Doc Susie" of Fraser, Colorado". The Denver Post. July 11, 2012. Retrieved June 1, 2014.
- ^ "Dr. Quinn, Doc Susie, and the Reality of Colorado's Women Doctors". issuu. Retrieved 2024-04-07.
for most people, the discussion of women doctors in Colorado usually begins with the television show, Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman. The show aired from January 1993 to May of 1998… There are many who say the show was inspired by the Virginia Cornell book about "Doc Susie," the story of Dr. Susan Anderson and her life in Fraser, Colorado after 1907. While Dr. Quinn was a brilliant show, the setting was Colorado Springs in 1867. In reality, Colorado Springs did not come into existence until 1871, and from the beginning, was planned as a cosmopolitan/ resort town. While Dr. Susan Anderson had a career with many challenges in Fraser, Colorado, she did not attend medical school until the 1890s. She received her Colorado license in 1897.