Seraph Frissell, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Seraph Frissell

American physician, medical writer

Date of Birth: 20-Aug-1840

Place of Birth: Peru, Massachusetts, United States

Date of Death: 01-Jan-1915

Profession: writer, medical writer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Seraph Frissell, M.D., (August 20, 1840 – 1915) was an American physician and medical writer.
She specialized in diseases of women and children.
She was the first woman in Western Massachusetts to be admitted to any district medical society, and the fourth woman to be admitted a member of the Massachusetts Medical Society.
Women were first admitted to medical societies in Massachusetts in 1884; but the Berkshire District Medical Society made Frissell an honorary member in 1877, and she attended its monthly meetings, receiving notices as a regular member.