Arkansas's First Woman Doctor Set up Practice in Eureka Springs

KUAF | By Jacqueline Froelich

Published June 7, 2017 at 12:44 PM CDT

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Stephanie Stodden, Eureka Springs Historical Museum director (left), holds an original photo protrait of "Doc Pearl," who resided in this Victorian home on Spring Street (right).

J. Froelich

In the late 19th century, Eureka Springs, a popular health resort, attracted a number of physicians interested in practicing natural healing. Among them was Pearl Hale Tatman, one of the first female physicians to practice in Arkansas. We visit her original home on Spring Street for a check up, then go to the local museum to learn more.