Birthdate: December 31, 1834

Sun Sign: Capricorn

Birthplace: Hyde Park, Vermont, United States

Died: December 8, 1891

Mary J. Safford was an American nurse, educator, physician, and humanitarian. She served alongside Mary Ann Bickerdyke during the American Civil War, treating the injured and sick near Fort Donelson. She also served in Cairo, Illinois, earning her the nickname Cairo Angel. Mary Safford later became a gynecologist and was the first woman in the US to perform an ovariotomy.