Mary Ryerson Butin

Mary Ryerson Butin (1857–1944) was an American physician. She was the first woman to join the Nebraska State Medical Society.

Early life and education Mary Eva Ryerson was born near Wilton, Iowa, on August 17, 1857. Her parents were Richard Allen Ryerson (1805–1894) and Nancy (Cole) Ryerson (1825–1899). Mary had six brothers: David, Peter, Nathan, John, Richard, and Maurice. She lived on a farm until the age of 18, and then moved to the town of Wilton Junction. As Willard & Livermore (1893) indicate that Butin joined the South Side Hospital staff in 1881,

Though retired from medical practice by 1918, Butin provided volunteer medical services during the Spanish flu epidemic.