About Nannie C. Dunsmoor
Lived 1860 – 1941 (aged 80). Nannie C. Dunsmoor was an American physician.
Nannie C. Straus Dunsmoor (November 17, 1860 – July 18, 1941) was an American physician and one of the first woman to be a medical doctor in California. She continued to practice into her 80s. She was the oldest active member in the United States of the Soroptimist Club.
Early life Nannie C. Straus was born on November 17, 1860, in Clarksville, Tennessee, the daughter of Louis and Ann Straus. The family moved to California in 1875.
She was member of the Friday Morning Club, Order of the Eastern Star, Women's Athletic Club, and the Pioneer Society of Los Angeles.
Her husband died in 1931 and she died on July 18, 1941.
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Who was Nannie C. Dunsmoor?
American physician
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Nannie C. Dunsmoor was born on 17 November 1860 in Clarksville.
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Nannie C. Dunsmoor died on 18 July 1941 in Los Angeles.
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Nannie C. Dunsmoor was a physician.
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Nannie C. Dunsmoor was American.
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