Everett Clinic's first woman physician, Lucy Mason, dies at 92
EVERETT — In 1924, the Everett Clinic was founded by four physicians. All men. It would be another 35 years until the clinic hired a woman as a physician. Her name was Lucille “Lucy” (Winkler) Mason.
Mason started work at the clinic in 1959. She recalled how many of her older male colleagues at the time were skeptical of her ability.
“Perhaps in the beginning they looked on me as a mascot that would be nice to have around if I behaved. But I earned their respect,” Mason said in a 1995 interview with The Daily Herald.
Mason entered the medical field at a time when women were a rarity among doctors. She specialized in family medicine and treated multiple generations of patients in Snohomish County.
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