WONDER #2923: Who Was the First Female Dentist?

Question 1 of 3

This Wonder is mostly about . . .

1. The first female dentists in the United States.
2. Jonathan Taft, Dean of the Ohio College of Dental Surgery.
3. Why women were excluded from dental schools.
4. How Lucy Hobbs Taylor became the first woman to graduate from dental school.

Question 2 of 3

How do we know that Lucy Hobbs Taylor was already an accomplished dentist when she started dental school?

1. She learned from Jonathan Taft, Dean of the Ohio College of Dental Surgery.
2. She opened her own dental practice five years before.
3. She was allowed to graduate after only attending one class.
4. All of the above.

Question 3 of 3

According to the article, when did the first American Indian female dentist graduate from dental school?

1. 1866
2. 1907
3. 1975
4. 1988

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