CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Born Feb. 7, 1882, in Gainesville, Florida, this week’s woman of Chattanooga’s past graduated in 1905 from Meharry Medical College as one of only three women in her class.
She moved to Chattanooga with her husband, Dr. Joseph N. Wheeler, and operated a medical practice on East Main Street for a decade before opening Walden Hospital in 1915.
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