Mary Putnam Jacobi, born #OTD in 1842, was so dedicated to her medical work that she kept detailed clinical records of her own fatal tumor as she died. She was an American physician and writer who was the first woman admitted to the New York Academy of Medicine. . . . . . . . . #womeninscience #onthisday #science #womancrush #medicine #health #work #history #sciencehistory #womeninhistory #happybirthday #hbd #scienceiscool #goals #inspiration #herstory #death