Sarah Newcomb Merrick was a Canadian-born American teacher and writer. She was also a business woman and inventor before she became a physician later in life. She was the author of A Unique Method for Preserving the Inscriptions in our Historic Burial Grounds and Present-day Beliefs in Some Medical Superstitions. Her invention of a pen-holder to fit on the finger like a thimble to avoid hand cramps was patented in 1887.
- Occupation
- writer, teacher, businessperson, homeopath
- Position held
- head teacher
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- May 9, 1844
