The Two Doctors

ID: 208 ~ Source: Courtesy of the Orcas Island Historical Museum ~ Creator: Orcas Island Historical Museum ~ Date: 1980s

This file appears in: Mrs. Dr. Harrison and the Women of San Juan Islands' Medical Community

Helen B. Harrison, great-granddaughter of the Drs. Harrisons, discusses their role in the San Juan Islands.

This file appears in: Mrs. Dr. Harrison and the Women of San Juan Islands' Medical Community

Mrs. Dr. Harrison and the Women of San Juan Islands' Medical Community – Childbirth, Surgery, and Everything In-Between

By Whitney Wyngaert

With over a hundred islands, many not served by the ferries, medical care for San Juan Islanders often required a long journey. Throughout the 19th and 20th centuries, island women made names for themselves while providing health care in the San…