Mary Lynn Morgan
Mary Lynn Morgan: Pioneering Female Dental Student Shares Her Story
Mary Lynn Morgan has pioneered her way through life since she was one of the first female dental students at what would become the Emory Dental School. To hear her speak of it, it isn’t remarkable that, in the 1940s, she became one of just a few practicing female dentists in Atlanta; and, after that, one of just a few dentists specializing in pediatric dentistry. Now ninety, Morgan sees the sense of accomplishment she gave to children and their families as more important than her own achievements. Even when she married the influential 1960s Atlanta Journal-Constitution editor Ralph McGill, her feet remained solidly on the ground. Through it all, learning – and serving – have been most important to her. Listen to the Oral History Project audio interview with Dr. Mary Lynn Morgan conducted by Dana Goldman in Morgan’s home.
