Rosetta Luce Gilchrist

Rosetta Luce Gilchrist (née, Luce; April 11, 1850 – February 17, 1921) was an American physician, author, novelist, and poet from Ohio. After graduating from Oberlin College and the Cleveland Homeopathic Medical College, she established a successful medical practice. Gilchrist was also a prolific writer whose publications included Margaret's Sacrifice, Thistledew Papers, and the anti-Mormon novel, Apples of Sodom. Additionally, she was a correspondent for various newspapers, a self-taught oil painter, and served as the president of the Ashtabula Equal Rights Club.

Biography

Rosetta Luce was born in Kingsville, Ashtabula County, Ohio, April 11, 1850. In youth, she was a student in the Kingsville, or Rexville, academy. She graduated from Oberlin College in 1870. In 1890, she graduated from the Cleveland Homeopathic Medical College.

Gilchrist was a teacher in the Cleveland public schools. After graduating from medical school, she gained a lucrative practice in the medical profession. Gilchrist also had a successful literary career. Her early work Apples of Sodom was a piece of anti-Mormon fiction. Other publications included Margaret's Sacrifice, Thistledew Papers, and numerous poems. Gilchrist served as a correspondent for various newspapers. She was a member of the Woman's National Press Association and the Cleveland Woman's Press Association and president of the Ashtabula Equal Rights Club.

Gilchrist was also a self-taught painter in oils. She had a family of three children, including a daughter, Jessamine.