Anna Manning Comfort
Anna Manning Comfort M.D. | |
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| Born | Anna Manning January 19, 1845 Trenton, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Died | January 12, 1931 (aged 85) New York, U.S. |
| Alma mater | New York Medical College and Hospital for Women |
| Occupation | Gynecologist |
| Notable work | Women's Education and Women's Health: Chiefly in Reply to "Sex in Education" |
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| Relatives | Dr. Clemence Sophia Harned Lozier (aunt) |
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Anna Manning Comfort, M.D. (née Manning; January 19, 1845 – January 12, 1931) was an American physician who specialized in the treatment of women's diseases. She was the first woman medical graduate to practice in the state of Connecticut.
Comfort was also an activist and vocal opponent of American imperialism. She was a leader in the women's suffrage movement, as well as a social reformer who defended the rights of Native Americans and African Americans. A member of Sorosis since 1878, Comfort was also a pioneer clubwoman.