Isabel Cobb

Isabel Cobb
a photographic bust-portrait of a dark-haired woman, her hair pulled back and parted in the middle; wearing a dress with flowered collar; and glancing down and to her left
Isabel Cobb, M.D.
Born
Isabel Cobb

(1858-10-25)October 25, 1858
Morgantown, Tennessee
DiedAugust 11, 1947(1947-08-11) (aged 88)
Wagoner, Oklahoma
NationalityCherokee, American
Other namesBelle
Occupation(s)Physician (M.D.), Educator
Known forFirst female physician in Indian Territory

Isabel "Belle" Cobb (October 25, 1858 – August 11, 1947) was a Cherokee physician and educator best known for being the first woman physician in Indian Territory.[1][2]

  1. ^ Mullins, Jonita (2019). Oklahoma Originals: Early Heroes, Heroines. Villains and Vixens. Charleston, SC: The History Press. pp. 78–80. ISBN 9781467143523.
  2. ^ "Cobb, Isabel (1858-1947)". okhistory.org. Oklahoma Historical Society. Retrieved 26 August 2020.