Anne Ceridwen Rees (July 9, 1874 – October 19, 1905) was a Welsh physician who practiced in New Jersey.

Early life

Anne Ceridwen Rees was born in Pentregwenlais,

Carmarthenshire Carmarthenshire ( cy, Sir Gaerfyrddin; or informally ') is a county in the south-west of Wales. The three largest towns are Llanelli, Carmarthen and Ammanford. Carmarthen is the county town and administrative centre. The county is known as ...

. Her parents were Edwin and Mary E. Rees; her mother was also known in literary circles as Dyffrynferch.D. R. Lewis
"The Late Anne C. Rees, M. D. (Ceridwen)"
''The Cambrian'' 25(12)(December 1905): 543-544. She attended Gwynfryn Academy, where she studied with Watcyn Wyn. In 1892, she moved to America, to pursue medical training at the Woman's Medical College at the New York Infirmary. She earned her M. D. in 1898.

Career

Rees lived with her aunt and uncle, and built a medical practice in

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during her short career. Her work was cited as a reason for her early death in obituaries: "Her constitution, undermined by the years of hard work, proved unequal to the demands made upon it."

Personal life

Rees died from pneumonia in 1905, age 31. Her funeral service was conducted in both Welsh and English, in New Jersey. A poem titled "Ann", in memory of Anne Ceridwen Rees, was published in 1906.G.
"Ann"
''Cymru: cylchgrawn misol i ymdrin â hanes, llenyddiaeth cân, celf ac addysg Cymru'' 31(183)(October 1906): 169.

References

1874 births 1905 deaths 19th-century Welsh medical doctors People from Carmarthenshire Women physicians 19th-century American physicians People from Union City, New Jersey 19th-century American women physicians British emigrants to the United States {{US-physician-stub