Exhibit #1: The current debate over Martha Hughes Cannon, the first women ever elected to a state Senate seat, and whether her statue can replace Philo T. Farnsworth’s in our nation’s capitol. Some contend that she is not “Utahn” enough, or wonder if she had much impact. The answer to both of those questions is an unequivocal yes.
She was blessed and set apart by John Taylor, President of the LDS Church, to study medicine. It’s fair to say that was her calling — her mission, even. Schooling complete, she returned home to Utah where she opened a thriving private practice.