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Owens-Adair, Bethenia, 1840-1926

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Bethenia Owens-Adair papers

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Identifier: Mss 503
Abstract

Papers of Bethenia Owens-Adair (1840-1926), including letters from Jesse Applegate, a speech by Owens-Adair in support of women's suffrage, a pro-eugenics booklet by Owens-Adair, and a letter from Owens-Adair to Fred Lockley. Owens-Adair was one of the first women working as doctors in Oregon to hold a medical degree, and was active in the temperance, women's suffrage, and eugenics movements.

Dates: 1869-1921