Louise Southgate (February 20, 1857 – August 14, 1941)[1] was one of the first women physicians in Northern Kentucky where she advocated for girls in the juvenile court system and was an early proponent of birth control.

Besides her medical practice and outreach, she led many efforts for the American women's suffrage movement through her local clubs and the Kentucky Equal Rights Association.

[4] In 1905, Dr. Southgate spent some time at the Hindman Settlement School in Knott County, eastern Kentucky, where she taught classes and practiced medicine.

[1] She was advocating for women's health concerns there long before the more famous Mary Carson Breckinridge of the Frontier Nursing Service or Jean Tachau[5] worked in this area.

A partial list of her memberships follows: In 1910 she spoke at the 21st Kentucky Equal Rights Association (KERA) state convention in Covington on the "Sisterhood of Women."