Lucy Beaman Hobbs Taylor

Hello Bloggers! Today I will tell you about a woman I consider very admirable in the area of dentistry, as she challenged everything of the time and became the first dontologist woman in history: Lucy Hobbs. I really admire this woman, since she was rejected in medical school for being a woman, but did not surrender, and entered the area of dentistry striving to be recognized despite the rejection of the men of the profession, becoming the first woman to get a degree as a dentist surgeon. I think Lucy Hobbs was and is an inspiration to many women over time to be able to accomplish what you want and fulfill their goals in life, independent of gender or age. By 1900, almost one thousand women had followed Lucy Taylor into dentistry, an increase many attribute largely to her accomplishments.T he American Association of Women Dentists honored Taylor by establishing the Lucy Hobbs Taylor Award, which it now presents annually to AAWD members in recognition of professional excellen...