Episode 2 - Lucy Taylor Hobbs: "Woman who pulls teeth"

Did you know that most dentists back in the day did NOT have a dental license? It makes sense now why a lot of people were scared of going to the dentist. Because back then, you didn't know if your dentist was a guy who knew what he was doing or just some rando who liked teeth.

Now imagine TRYING to get your dental license, so that you are credible, but you are basically barred from getting one because you're a girl, even though you are grossly overeducated. You wouldn’t stand for that, so you basically change the laws to allow women into Dental Colleges.

This is the story of Lucy Hobbs Taylor.

References:

https://www.kansashistory.gov/kansapedia/lucy-hobbs-taylor/15500

https://www.speareducation.com/spear-review/2014/03/honoring-women-in-dentistry-lucy-hobbs-taylor

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Lucy-Hobbs-Taylor

https://web.archive.org/web/20120402130624/http://www.cda.org/library/cda_member/pubs/journal/jour0602/hyson.html

https://www.oda.org/news/lucy-hobbs-opened-the-door-to-dental-school-for-women-150-years-ago/

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S002065392030215X#:~:text=Starting%20with%20Lucy%20Beaman%20Hobbs,American%20Association%20of%20Women%20Dentists.

https://ifeminist.org/taylor.html

​​https://louisville.edu/dentistry/news/exploring-growth-of-women-in-dentistry

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/10940112_Advancement_of_Women_in_Dental_Education_Trends_and_Strategies