On Friday, March 25 from 12:15pm-1:00pm in the Courthouse-on-the-Square 1896 Room (3rd Floor), Dr. Gerry Veeder will provide a lecture on Dr. Louisa Owsley (1830-1903), a self-taught homeopathic physician.

Dr. Louisa Owsley, a self-taught homeopathic doctor, is known as the first female physician in Denton. She and her husband, Henry, a conventional doctor, came to Denton in 1872. She is credited with delivering more babies than any of her male counterparts. Because of their differing medical views, she supposedly only allowed her husband to do one task for her—harness her horse and buggy for her daily rounds.

Dr. Gerry Veeder has a Ph.D. in Film from Wayne State University, and taught in the Radio/TV/Film Department at UNT for many years. Her special research area was non-fiction film, especially the historical films of the American Red Cross. She has been interested in Homeopathic Medicine for 15 years and studied with Dana Ullman, MPH, a noted educator in the field. Her great-great-grandfather, William Underwood, was a homeopathic doctor in Ohio in 1850, which has led to her interest in the history of homeopathic medicine in the U.S.

All Courthouse Museum exhibits and lectures are free and open to the public. The courthouse has handicapped parking and accessibility through the north entrance. There is an elevator available for public use.

The Courthouse-on-the-Square Museum is located in the historic Denton County Courthouse at 110 W. Hickory in Denton, TX.