Isabel Haslup Lamb

Isabel Haslup Lamb (1864–1936) was an American physician and co-founder of the Women's Medical Society of the District of Columbia, with Mary Almera Parsons. She was also reportedly the first woman to drive a car in Washington, D.C.

Early life and education Lamb was born in Laurel, Maryland, on September 16, 1864, to parents Susannah Harrison Haslup and Jonathan Waters Haslup. She had one sister, Alice Elma Haslup, seven nieces, and a nephew. She graduated from Maryland State Normal School, which later became Towson University. She graduated from the Howard University College of Medicine in 1897. One of her specialties was gynecology.

Lamb was also a medical inspector for the DC public schools, and ran a private practice. With Mary Parsons, she was a co-founder of the Women's Medical Society of the District of Columbia. She was a member of the American Medical Association, the District of Columbia Medical Society, and the Southern Maryland Medical Society.

Lamb was a supporter of women's suffrage, and supported the YWCA. She was active in the Woman's Christian Temperance Union, and a member of Foundry Methodist Episcopal Church, which later became Foundry United Methodist Church. She co-authored Rules of Health with her husband. She was said to have donated his skeleton as well, but its location is presently unknown. Her obituary in The Washington Star stated that she was the first woman to drive a "horseless carriage" (automobile) in the District of Columbia, and that her nickname was "Aunt Carester."