| Marker Number |
2345 |
| Atlas Number |
5309002345 |
| Marker Title |
Hallie Earle, M.D. |
| Index Entry |
Earle, Hallie, M.D. |
| Address |
|
| City |
Waco |
| County |
McLennan |
| UTM Zone |
14 |
| UTM Easting |
679566 |
| UTM Northing |
3490780 |
| Subject Codes |
medical topics and health professionals; women, women's history topics |
| Marker Year |
1996 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
2124 South 5th (Oakwood Cemetery), Waco |
| Private Property |
|
| Marker Condition |
|
| Marker Size |
grave marker |
| Marker Text |
Harriet (Hallie) Earle was born on her family's ranch near Waco. She earned undergraduate and graduate degrees from Baylor University, and a medical degree from Baylor College of medicine. In 1907 Dr. Earle became the first licensed female physician in McLennan county and had her own practice in Waco from 1915 to 1948. After her retirement she farmed and was a weather observer for the U.S. Department of Commerce. Recorded 1996 |
