by Geoff Cobb 
Today female physicians are the norm, but in 1908 when Mary Crawford became Brooklyn’s first female ambulance surgeon at Williamsburg Hospital people were shocked and her male colleagues were outraged. What’s more, Crawford never would have gotten the job had it not been for a mistake, but lets backtrack and tell the story of this remarkable local doctor.
When Mary “Mollie” Crawford…
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Where was Williamsburg Hospital?
Good question Greg. I will dig and try and find an answer. Could they mean St. Catherine’s hospital?
According to an article from Wikipedia, Williamsburg Maternity Hospital, 753 Bushwick Avenue, Brooklyn.