Florence Brookhart Yount

Florence "Pat" Brookhart Yount ( March 5, 1909 -November 25, 1988) was an obstetrician, pediatrician, and community leader from Prescott, Arizona. She was the first female physician in the community.

Early life Florence Hercune Brookhart was born on March 5, 1909, in Washington, Iowa to Smith W. Brookhart and Jennie (née Hercune) Brookhart. She was one of seven children.

In 1922, Smith Brookhart was elected to the United States Senate, so the family moved to Washington, D.C. While there, Brookhart attended George Washington University and medical school. She attended medical school despite her father's reluctance due to fears that the life of a doctor would be too difficult. Yount created a well-baby clinic in Prescott at an existing medical clinic. After a year, the county physician credited for the achievement of no children dying during the summer. She was also a "rock hounder," collecting geological specimens.

Yount was interested in history. She researched the history of Prescott's hospitals and territorial medicine and wrote a history of the Methodists in Prescott. She was also a member of the Sharlot Hall Museum and was part of the effort to establish the museum's Territorial Women's Memorial Rose Garden. She also helped in the creation of the Fremont House.

Retirement and death In 1973, the Younts retired. Florence Brookhart Yount died on November 25, 1988.

In 1990, Yount was posthumously inducted into the Arizona Women's Hall of Fame.