Dr. Susan Dimock (1847-75) was Resident Physician at the New England Hospital for Women and Children in Roxbury from 1872-75. Arguably the finest woman surgeon of her era, she also professionalized the first formal nurses’ training program in the nation. To augment the $300 per year she was paid for her Resident position at the hospital, the young doctor saw patients at her private Boston practice In 1872. Upon returning to Boston from medical studies in Zurich and Vienna, she initially rented an office space at 8 Park Square. In 1874, her longtime friend and colleague, Dr. Lucy Sewall(1837-90), purchased the building at 151 Boylston Street, just a stone’s throw from Arlington Street Church. Sewall had preceded Dimock as Resident Physician at the NEHWC and later became a well-respected Attending Physician there. While 151 Boylston was Sewall’s private home and medical office she willingly shared the rooms as well as several of her private clients with Dr. Dimock.
