Mary Bennett Ritter: An Online Exhibit of a Stanford Medicine Pioneer

Dr. Mary Bennett Ritter: A Stanford Medicine Pioneer

1886 photo of Dr. Mary Bennett upon graduation from Cooper Medical College

1886 photo of Dr. Mary Bennett upon graduation from Cooper Medical College
Courtesy the Stanford Medical History Center

Mary Bennett Ritter (1860 - 1949) received her MD in 1886 from Cooper Medical College in San Francisco- the school that later became Stanford University’s School of Medicine. Learn more about Dr. Ritter at the Medical History Center in Lane Medical Library.

How to Use This Online Exhibit

Welcome to our online exhibit about Dr Mary Bennett Ritter, a Stanford Medicine pioneer.

To proceed through this exhibit, either use the "next" & "previous" buttons at the bottom of the page, or click on the page titles in the left-hand column.

To see a full-size version of the images in the exhibit, simply click on the image. The full-size image will open in a new tab.

This Exhibit is On Display

Stanford affiliates are able to visit the Lane Medical Library to view the exhibit in the library's lobby.