Mrs Charlie The Other Mayo - Minnesota Author:Judith Hartzell Mrs. Charlie: The Other Mayo is an intimate biography of Edith Graham Mayo, the first professionally trained nurse in Rochester, MN, who married Dr. Charlie, founder, with his brother Dr. Will, of the Mayo Clinic. The early years of Mayo Clinic history are included too, from its inception in the 1890's to 1939. Edith and Dr. Charlie rear... more »ed eight children, enjoyed a close marriage, worked together for the Clinic's success, built a rambling mansion for their family and entertained celebrities there like Will Rogers, Helen Keller, and President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Her special interest was finding homes for adoptable children. All profits from the book are going to help children find homes (2/3s) and to the maintenance of the Mayowood mansion (1/3).« less