I found this biography of her in The History of Colorado, published in 1918:
[History of Colorado; Wilbur Fiske Stone ed.(1833-1920). Publication date: 1918.
Source: Archive.org]
Here's a description of the medical school Dr. Reed Stratton graduated from in 1892 which was then called the Women's Medical College of Chicago, including her listing in the book:
[Alumnae of the Woman’s Medical College of Chicago--1859-1896. Source: Library of Congress]
From the 1920 Journal of the Colorado Medical Society I learned that Dr. Reed Stratton had headed east for further special training.
[Colorado Medicine, Volumes 17-18. Source: Google Books.]
And here's her obituary in the Rocky Mountain Medical Journal:
[Rocky Mountain Medical Journal published by the Colorado Medical Society. Source: Archive.org]
*Our common ancestor is my maternal fifth great grandfather William Sill (1757-1841). I discovered this pioneering female doctor while researching the probate records of Ann Sill, who bequeathed property to Mary's great grandmother Martha (Sill) Penny and her grandmother Margaret (Penny) Miller.
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