Rosetta Luce Gilchrist

Rosetta Luce Gilchrist (April 11, 1850 – February 17, 1921) was an American physician, author and poet.

Rosetta Luce Gilchrist
"A woman of the century"
Born	Rosetta Luce April 11, 1850 Kingsville, Ashtabula County, Ohio, U.S.
Died	February 17, 1921 (aged 70)
Resting place	Lulu Falls Cemetery, Kingsville
Occupation	physician, author, poet
Language	English
Nationality	American
Alma mater	Oberlin College, Cleveland Homeopathic Medical College
Notable works	Apples of sodom, Tibby: A Novel Dealing with Psychic Forces and Telepathy
Spouse	Mr. Gilchrist

Early years and education

Rosetta Luce was born in Kingsville, Ashtabula County, Ohio, April 11, 1850. In youth, she was a student in the Kingsville, or Rexville, Academy. She graduated from Oberlin College in 1870.[1] In 1890, she graduated from the Cleveland Homeopathic Medical College.[2][3]

Career

Gilchrist was a successful teacher in the Cleveland public schools. After graduating from medical school, she gained a lucrative practice in the medical profession. Though she gave little attention to literature, her chief talent lay in that direction. Her works include, "Apples of Sodom," "Margaret's Sacrifice," "Thistledew Papers," and numerous poems. She also possessed talent as an artist, having done some excellent work in oils, wholly without instruction. Gilchrist had a family of three children. She was a member of the National Woman's Press Association and the Cleveland Woman's Press Association and president of the Ashtabula Equal Rights Club. [2]

Selected works

• Apples of sodom, 1883
• Tibby: A Novel Dealing with Psychic Forces and Telepathy, 1904

Notes

• This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: The Cleveland Homeopathic Medical College (1900). The Cleveland Homeopathic Reporter. 1–2 (Public domain ed.). The Cleveland Homeopathic Medical College.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
• This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Oberlin College (1868). Catalogue of Oberlin College for the Year ... (Public domain ed.). Oberlin College.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
• This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Willard, Frances Elizabeth; Livermore, Mary Ashton Rice (1893). A Woman of the Century: Fourteen Hundred-seventy Biographical Sketches Accompanied by Portraits of Leading American Women in All Walks of Life (Public domain ed.). Moulton.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)

References

1. Oberlin College 1868, p. 48.
2. Willard & Livermore 1893, p. 319.
3. The Cleveland Homeopathic Medical College 1900, p. 21.

External links

• Works by or about Rosetta Luce Gilchrist at Internet Archive