Oral History Collection ➔ Oral History of Mary Petersen Reeder

Oral History

Identifier:
85.22.1
Alternate Identifier:MS 28
1917 – 1985
Interview date:October 8 1985 Interviewer:Kathy Bradford
Description
Experiences in Dental Training and Practice History of Mary P. Reeder, the first Brigham City woman to obtain a dental degree. Her role model, Dr. Ella Valentine, learned dentistry while working in the office of a dentist and took over his practice when he retired. Mary attended the University of Utah for pre-dental training and completed dental school in San Francisco, California. Discussion includes difficulty of being a woman in a primarily men's field, and her practice of dentistry in Brigham City for 25 years.
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Related person
Reeder, Mary Petersen (was narrator)
Related place
Brigham City (depicts)