Before marriage, Gordon was in charge of the ladies' department at
Rock River Seminary, and subsequently, the same position was twice tendered to her at
Ripon College (Wisconsin). She was offered the position of principal of the newly formed
State Normal School of Wisconsin. She attended teachers' institutes, wherever held throughout the State, for the purpose of agitating the subject of a normal school, until the desire became an object accomplished. After the Civil War, they moved to
Hannibal, Missouri. After her marriage, Gordon immediately commenced the study of medicine with her husband, attended a partial course of lectures, and was called upon by the people to assist him in an overburdening practice. "At the gates of the park we discovered an open cabin. It was built of unhewn logs, and covered with earth. The windows were gone, and the paths that once led to it were overgrown with bramble. We learned that this had been the home of Mountain Jim, who, during his life, had been known as trapper, hunter, fishman, and more. The desolate cabin still serves as a monument to his memory; and it is pointed out to strangers, the thrilling of this strange life and tragic death are related; all of which have become historically associated with the park"—S. Anna Gordon. In 1889, Gordon graduated with honors from the
Hahnemann Medical College of
Chicago. In medicine, she was a homeopathist. ==References==