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St. Louis Public Radio
Wednesday, May 29 - The legacy of a trailblazing female veterinarian
10 minutes Posted May 29, 2024 at 10:38 am.
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Dr. Suzanne Saueressig was known for transforming veterinary medicine in the St. Louis region.
She helped stabilize a struggling Humane Society of Missouri clinic in the 1950s and 60s despite resistance from her colleagues in a then heavily male dominated field. St. Louis Public Radio’s Marissanne Lewis-Thompson spoke with Andy Primm at the Missouri History Museum about Saueressig and how she became the state’s first practicing female veterinarian.