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Posted 11/14/24

“Much too young and pretty for a doctor” might be the comment about Dr. Elvira Carota, only woman staff doctor at present on duty at Cherokee State hospital. But ability and seriousness of purpose mark this charming doctor as one to whom a sick person could easily confide his troubles. With from 350 to 400 women mental patients under her supervision, Dr. Carota is a busy person. Her black hair and eyes point to Dr. Carota’s nationality. Her parents were both of Italian extraction, she says. She started out...

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