While Mabel was evangelizing chiropractic—and the role of women in the profession—so too were the women all across the land raising their voices for equal rights and protections under the law. This not only energized Mabel—but it also provoked her into action.
![Mabel Palmer, D.C., portrait](https://www.palmer.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/mabel-palmer-thumbnail.jpg)
Students from each Palmer College campus share their thoughts on persevering through a pandemic.
![Reinier “R.J.” Cinco, Palmer Florida student, in mask.](https://www.palmer.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/rj-cinco-mask-thumbnail.jpg)
Dr. Bruhl was one of the first doctors of chiropractic to provide care in Kenya. His first adjustment was done in front of an audience, because they’d never seen an adjustment done before. His first patient was a 16-year-old girl who suffered from frequent headaches following a fall from a motorcycle.
![Warren Bruhl, D.C. (West, ‘86) adjusting a client.](https://www.palmer.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/warren-bruhl-thumbnail.jpg)
Dr. Benet-Canut, and a small group of others, started the first chiropractic program within an official university in Mexico.
![Enrique Benet-Canut, D.C., CCSP (Main, ’66)](https://www.palmer.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/benet-canut-thumbnail.jpg)
following the advice to move her husband to a cold, dry climate, they relocated to Saskatchewan, Canada and Almeda Haldeman, D.C. became the first chiropractor in Canada, and one of the first female chiropractors in the world.
![Almeda Haldeman, D.C.](https://www.palmer.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/almeda-haldeman-thumbnail.jpg)