Anna Medora Brockway Gray
Anna Medora Brockway Gray | |
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 Anna Medora Brockway, later Gray, from an 1883 medical school class photo | |
| Born | February 1, 1851 Keweenaw County, Michigan, U.S. |
| Died | March 29, 1931 (aged 80) Plymouth, Michigan, U.S. |
| Occupations | Physician, writer, local historian |
| Relatives | Oliver Atkins Farwell (nephew) |
Anna Medora Brockway Gray (February 1, 1851 – March 29, 1931) was an American physician, writer, and local historian based in Michigan.
Early life and education
Gray was born in Keweenaw County, Michigan, the daughter of Daniel Dunbar Brockway and Lucena Harris Brockway. Her father worked on the L'Anse Indian Reservation, and as a mining agent in the copper industry of Michigan's Upper Peninsula.[1] She attended courses at Albion College without earning a degree. In 1883, she completed medical school at the University of Michigan.[2] Her nephew was botanist Oliver Atkins Farwell.[3]
Career
Gray practiced medicine in Duluth, Minnesota,[4] in the 1880s, then returned to Michigan; she practiced in the Upper Peninsula, then in Grand Rapids and Detroit. She wrote poetry and collected histories of Michigan, much of which she donated to the Detroit Public Library. She was a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution and the Women Writers Club of Michigan.[5][6]
Publications
Personal life
Brockway was a Christian Scientist.[13] She married attorney Willard Elihu Gray in 1884. They had a son, Perry, and divorced in 1900.[14] She died in 1931, at the age of 80, at her home in Plymouth, Michigan.[5]
References
- ↑ Monette, Clarence J. (1976). The History Of Copper Harbor Michigan. Internet Archive. p. 14 – via Internet Archive.
- ↑ Schwiebert, Emily Riippa, "Flashback Friday: Anna Brockway Makes Her Own Way" Michigan Tech Archives Blog (May 1, 2020).
- ↑ Schwiebert, Emily Riippa (2018-04-05). "The Remarkable Brockway Women". Michigan Tech Archives Blog. Retrieved 2026-04-11.
- ↑ Biographical Record: This Volume Contains Biographical Sketches of Leading Citizens of Houghton, Baraga and Marquette Counties, Michigan ... Biographical Publishing Company. 1903. p. 230.
- 1 2 "Noted Woman Physician Dies; Dr. Anna M. B. Gray Was Also Historian and Writer of Children's Verses". Detroit Free Press. 1931-03-30. p. 4. Retrieved 2026-04-11.
- ↑ "Women Writers Will Begin year of Study Oct. 11". Detroit Free Press. 1927-10-09. p. 49. Retrieved 2026-04-11 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Gray, Anna Brockway (July 1925). "Reminiscences of Copper Harbor". Michigan History Magazine. 9 (32): 376–397.
- ↑ Gray, Anna Brockway (July 1929). "Letters from Long Ago". Michigan History Magazine. 13 (3): 469–491.
- ↑ Gray, Anna Brockway (Summer 1931). "Letters from the Long Ago". Michigan History Magazine. 15: 459–480 – via Internet Archive.
- ↑ Gray, Anna Brockway (Spring 1934). "Letters from the Long Ago". Michigan History Magazine. 18: 150–160 – via Internet Archive.
- ↑ Gray, Anna Brockway (Spring–Summer 1936). "Letters from the Long Ago". Michigan History Magazine. 20: 185–212 – via Internet Archive.
- ↑ Prince, Clara Catherine, ed. (1927). The American Literary Association Anthology. p. 108.
- ↑ "Directory of Christian Science Practitioners". The Christian Science Journal. 21 (11): lv. February 1904.
- ↑ "Little News Stories". The Grand Rapids Press. 1900-01-11. p. 5. Retrieved 2026-04-11 – via Newspapers.com.