author
E. B. (Edith Belle) Lowry
1878–1945
A Chicago physician who wrote plainly and directly about women’s health, nursing, and child care at a time when many of those subjects were treated with silence. Her books were practical, approachable, and aimed at everyday readers rather than specialists.
2 Audiobooks
Herself: Talks with Women Concerning Themselves
by E. B. (Edith Belle) Lowry
Confidences: Talks With a Young Girl Concerning Herself
by E. B. (Edith Belle) Lowry
About the author
Edith Belle Lowry (1878–1945), often published as E. B. Lowry, was a physician and medical writer based in Chicago. Sources connected with her work and library records identify her as the author of popular health books including Herself, The Home Nurse, Your Baby, and The Woman of Forty.
Lowry wrote for a broad audience, especially women and families looking for clear advice on health, hygiene, nursing, and child care. The titles associated with her show a consistent interest in practical medicine explained in accessible language, which helped bring subjects often kept private into everyday conversation.
Remembered today through medical history collections, library archives, and public-domain editions of her books, Lowry stands out as a doctor who used writing to make health information more available to ordinary readers in the early twentieth century.