Mabel Heath Palmer

Mabel Heath Palmer (June 5, 1885 – March 30, 1949) was an American chiropractor and anatomist. She was married to B.J. Palmer and was known as the "First Lady of Chiropractic".

Mabel Heath Palmer
Born
Mabel Sarah Heath

(1885-06-05)June 5, 1885
Milan, Rock Island County, Illinois, USA
DiedMarch 30, 1949(1949-03-30) (aged 63)
Davenport, Scott County, Iowa, USA
NationalityAmerican
OccupationChiropractor, Anatomist
Spouse(s)B.J. Palmer
The bronze bust of Mabel Heath Palmer in Heritage Courtyard on the Davenport Campus of Palmer College of Chiropractic.

Career

Palmer graduated from the Palmer School of Chiropractic in 1905 and became the first female chiropractor.[1] She later went to Chicago to study anatomy and dissection.[2] In 1918, she authored Anatomy,[3] the first anatomy textbook for chiropractic students. Palmer returned to Palmer School of Chiropractic where she taught anatomy for four decades and founded Sigma Phi Chi, the world's first chiropractic sorority.[4]

Personal life

Mabel met her husband B.J. while attending Augustana College in Rock Island, Illinois. They married on May 30, 1904 and had a son, David Daniel Palmer II on January 12, 1906. They lived at 808 Brady Street in Davenport, Iowa, which currently contains a collection of artifacts that the Palmers amassed over their lifetime of traveling the world. She wrote about these adventures and other stories from her life in her memoir Stepping Stones.[5]

Publications

Palmer, M. H. Anatomy. 4th ed. Davenport, Iowa: Palmer School of Chiropractic, 1920.

Palmer, M. H. Stepping Stones. Davenport, Iowa: Palmer School of Chiropractic, 1942.

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See also

References
  1. Retrieved from Special Collections & Archives Department of David D. Palmer Health Sciences Library
  2. Keating, J.C. Chronology of Mabel Heath Palmer D.C. National Institute of Chiropractic Research: Phoenix, AZ.
  3. Palmer, M. H. Anatomy. 4th ed. Davenport, Iowa: Palmer School of Chiropractic, 1920.
  4. Wiese, G. & Callender, A. (2007). A look at 14 women Palmer graduates who've played key roles in chiropractic. Insights: Leading Ladies
  5. Palmer, M. H. Stepping Stones. Davenport, Iowa: Palmer School of Chiropractic, 1942.

Further reading
  • Palmer, M. H. Stepping Stones. Davenport, Iowa: Palmer School of Chiropractic, 1942.
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