Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History
Benson Lossing, Ed.

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Jacobi, Mary Putnam 1842-

Physician; born in London, England, Aug. 31, 1842; daughter of George P. Putnam, of New York. She studied in the Philadelphia Medical College for Women, and graduated at the New York College of Pharmacy. She was the first woman matriculated at the École de Medecine, in Paris, France, where she graduated in 1871. For twelve years she was the dispensary physician at the Mount Sinai Hospital, and for ten years was professor in the Woman's Medical College, both in [115] New York. Her essay, The question of rest for women during Menstruation, won the Boylston prize. She is the author of The value of life; Cold pack and Massage in Anaemia; Hysteria; Brain tumor, and other essays; Studies in primary education; Common-sense applied to woman suffrage; and numerous articles in medical periodicals.