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After leaving school she taught for some time, but failing health compelled her to give up that work. She returned to her home and remained there until her health was improved. During her illness, she realized the great need of women physicians, and she became much interested in studying to meet the
179:, May 31, 1824. Her parents were Ebenezer Colby (1793-1871) and Sally (Blodgett) Colby (1793-1883). Sarah was one of nine children, the other siblings being Jackson (1815-1867), Vashti (1819-1839), Sarah Ann (1820-1821), Amos Blodgett (1822-1851), 251:. Taylor graduated from the Homœopathic Medical College of Chicago in 1872. In 1875, she became a member of the American Institute of Homœopathy and the Homœopathic State Medical Society of Illinois. She had a large and successful practice in 207:, where she opened a variety and fancy goods store, continuing the study of medicine and prescribing for many who called upon her. Concluding to make the practice of medicine her life work, she sold her store. 155:(May 31, 1824 – April 18, 1904) was an American physician. The first ten years were given to family practice, and the remaining ones to office practice, except in cases of special favor. She practice 240:, some of the most scientific men physicians of the era. In the first fifteen years of her professional experience, she was eclectic in practice, but after her sister entered the 247:
While engaged in her practice, her health did not permit her to give her entire time to professional duties. Colby's partner in medical practice was her sister, Dr.
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Colby gained a large and lucrative practice, which kept her there nine years, when, desiring a larger field, she removed to
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exigencies of her own condition. After her health improved considerably, she went to
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Colby was educated in the public schools of her native town and the
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232:. One object of her removal was to give her whole attention to 358: 356: 354: 352: 350: 348: 328:"Sarah Ann Colby, Female; 31 May 1824 – 18 April 1904" 136: 109: 90: 82: 63: 48: 21: 287: 285: 283: 281: 279: 295:Daughters of America: Or Women of the Century 8: 32: 18: 275: 524:People from Sanbornton, New Hampshire 7: 242:Hahnemann Medical College of Chicago 482:Woman of the Century/Sarah A. Colby 167:at different times in her career. 14: 490: 475: 454: 418: 382: 370:(1893). "COLBY, Miss Sarah A.". 308: 298:. B. B. Russell. pp. 541–43 1: 529:Physicians from New Hampshire 292:Hanaford, Phebe Ann (1883). 217:She located for practice in 175:Sarah Ann Colby was born in 452:– via Newspapers.com. 444:. 20 April 1904. p. 16 416:– via Newspapers.com. 408:. 26 August 1904. p. 5 368:Livermore, Mary Ashton Rice 555: 364:Willard, Frances Elizabeth 188:Woodman Sanbornton Academy 442:Boston Evening Transcript 406:Boston Evening Transcript 402:"Former Boston Physician" 219:Manchester, New Hampshire 177:Sanbornton, New Hampshire 146: 102: 56:Sanbornton, New Hampshire 31: 171:Early life and education 534:American gynecologists 41:A Woman of the Century 378:Charles Wells Moulton 205:Lowell, Massachusetts 332:www.familysearch.org 165:homeopathic medicine 128:Homeopathic medicine 539:American homeopaths 157:allopathic medicine 117:Allopathic medicine 380:. pp. 190–91. 267:, April 18, 1904. 265:Dorchester, Boston 253:Freeport, Illinois 71:Dorchester, Boston 16:American physician 480:Works related to 210:Colby studied in 192:Sanbornton Square 161:eclectic medicine 150: 149: 122:Eclectic medicine 546: 500: 498:Biography portal 495: 494: 493: 479: 464: 458: 457: 453: 451: 449: 434: 428: 422: 421: 417: 415: 413: 398: 392: 386: 385: 381: 360: 343: 342: 340: 338: 324: 318: 312: 311: 307: 305: 303: 289: 249:Esther W. Taylor 96:Esther W. Taylor 36: 19: 554: 553: 549: 548: 547: 545: 544: 543: 504: 503: 496: 491: 489: 472: 467: 455: 447: 445: 436: 435: 431: 419: 411: 409: 400: 399: 395: 383: 362: 361: 346: 336: 334: 326: 325: 321: 309: 301: 299: 291: 290: 277: 273: 261: 200: 173: 137:Sub-specialties 132: 78: 68: 59: 53: 44: 27: 26:Sarah Ann Colby 24: 17: 12: 11: 5: 552: 550: 542: 541: 536: 531: 526: 521: 516: 506: 505: 502: 501: 486: 485: 471: 470:External links 468: 466: 465: 429: 393: 344: 319: 274: 272: 269: 263:Colby died at 260: 257: 199: 196: 181:Esther Woodman 172: 169: 153:Sarah A. Colby 148: 147: 144: 143: 138: 134: 133: 131: 130: 125: 119: 113: 111: 107: 106: 104:Medical career 100: 99: 92: 88: 87: 84: 80: 79: 69: 67:April 18, 1904 65: 61: 60: 54: 50: 46: 45: 38:Portrait from 37: 29: 28: 25: 22: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 551: 540: 537: 535: 532: 530: 527: 525: 522: 520: 517: 515: 512: 511: 509: 499: 488: 484:at Wikisource 483: 478: 474: 473: 469: 462: 461:public domain 443: 439: 433: 430: 426: 425:public domain 407: 403: 397: 394: 390: 389:public domain 379: 375: 374: 369: 365: 359: 357: 355: 353: 351: 349: 345: 333: 329: 323: 320: 316: 315:public domain 297: 296: 288: 286: 284: 282: 280: 276: 270: 268: 266: 258: 256: 254: 250: 245: 243: 239: 235: 231: 230:Massachusetts 227: 222: 220: 215: 213: 208: 206: 197: 195: 193: 189: 184: 182: 178: 170: 168: 166: 162: 158: 154: 145: 142: 139: 135: 129: 126: 123: 120: 118: 115: 114: 112: 108: 105: 101: 97: 93: 89: 85: 81: 76: 75:Massachusetts 72: 66: 62: 57: 51: 47: 43: 42: 35: 30: 20: 446:. Retrieved 441: 432: 410:. Retrieved 405: 396: 372: 335:. Retrieved 331: 322: 300:. Retrieved 294: 262: 246: 223: 216: 212:Philadelphia 209: 201: 185: 174: 152: 151: 103: 52:May 31, 1824 39: 519:1904 deaths 514:1824 births 238:New England 141:gynaecology 508:Categories 271:References 234:gynecology 83:Occupation 448:26 August 412:26 August 337:26 August 302:26 August 91:Relatives 86:physician 438:"Deaths" 98:(sister) 226:Boston 198:Career 163:, and 77:, U.S. 58:, U.S. 259:Death 110:Field 450:2023 414:2023 339:2023 304:2023 94:Dr. 64:Died 49:Born 190:in 23:Dr. 510:: 440:. 404:. 376:. 366:; 347:^ 330:. 278:^ 255:. 228:, 194:. 159:, 73:, 463:. 427:. 391:. 341:. 317:. 306:. 124:,

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A Woman of the Century
Sanbornton, New Hampshire
Dorchester, Boston
Massachusetts
Esther W. Taylor
Allopathic medicine
Eclectic medicine
Homeopathic medicine
gynaecology
allopathic medicine
eclectic medicine
homeopathic medicine
Sanbornton, New Hampshire
Esther Woodman
Woodman Sanbornton Academy
Sanbornton Square
Lowell, Massachusetts
Philadelphia
Manchester, New Hampshire
Boston
Massachusetts
gynecology
New England
Hahnemann Medical College of Chicago
Esther W. Taylor
Freeport, Illinois
Dorchester, Boston

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