Caroline Burnham Kilgore (January 20, 1838 – June 29, 1909) was the first woman to graduate from: (A) a medical school and be granted an M.D.

[4] While working as a teacher, Kilgore continued her education at Craftsbury Academy and Newbury Seminary.

[3] The dean of the law school stated in a letter that he would resign if the day came when Black people or women gained admittance.

[2] After ten years of lobbying, Kilgore finally became the first woman admitted to the University of Pennsylvania Law School in 1881, graduating in 1883.

[3][7] Active in the women's suffrage movement, Kilgore sought to vote at city and county elections in 1871.

The Argument of Carrie S. Burnham, which included the opinion of the man who originally ruled against her, George Sharswood.

[1] The George A. Hoadley Family Papers held at Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College