Dr. Harriet B. Jones (3 June 1856 – 28 June 1943) was the first woman to be licensed as a physician in West Virginia. She was also one of the first woman to be elected to the West Virginia House of Delegates. Life In 1856, Harriet B. Jones was born in Ebensburg, Pennsylvania to John P. Jones and Hanna Rodgers Jones. When she was 6 years old, her family moved to Terra Alta, West Virginia in Preston County, which was at the time called Cranberry Summit. Her father John was born in 1832 in Cardiganshire, Wales and immigrated to the United States in 1838. Her mother, Hanna, was born in 1832 and was also from Wales. Her father was an active politician, and was also involved in the local Presbyterian church. He also served in the state legislature for three terms. She was one of five children in her family. In her private life, Jones enjoyed playing music. She played the piano since childhood, and received instruction for piano at Wheeling Female Seminary. While alive, her flower garden was well known in Marshall County, West Virginia. She died in 1943. Career Education Jones attended Wheeling Female College, located in West Virginia, and went on to graduate from Woman's Medical College of Baltimore with honors in 1884. She pursued training after graduation in Chicago, New York, and Philadelphia. She specialized in gynecology and abdominal surgery. Upon completing her training, she returned to West Virginia, settling in Wheeling. Medical career In 1886, Jones became the first female doctor to ever be licensed in the state of West Virginia. In 1888, she was named assistant superintendent by the board of the West Virginia Hospital for the Insane located in Weston, West Virginia. She served as assistant superintendent until 1892. This hospital would later be renamed Weston State Hospital. In 1892, she returned to Wheeling and established a women's hospital. The hospital would go on to operate for 20 years. Over the course of her career, she founded four state institutions: The West Virginia Industrial Home for Girls, located in Salem, West Virginia; The State Tuberculosis Sanitarium, located in Terra Alta, West Virginia; the West Virginia Children's Home in Elkins, West Virginia; and the State Tuberculosis Sanitarium for the Colored. Additionally, Jones served on the state board of nurses. Activism & Politics Jones held a great interest in the rights of women in the