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Catharine Macfarlane papers

 Collection
Identifier: WM-047
Overview Catharine Macfarlane graduated from Woman’s Medical College of Pennsylvania in 1898, and later became an instructor in obstetrics at the college and a professor of gynecology. She was the first woman to be elected to the College of Physicians of Philadelphia in 1935. Macfarlane devoted much of her career to cancer research and prevention, specifically pelvic cancer. In 1956, she became the first woman to serve as Chairman for the Medical Society of Pennsylvania’s Commission on Cancer....
Dates: 1895-1971; Majority of material found within 1935 - 1960

Philadelphia Club of Medical Women records

 Collection
Identifier: WM-394
Overview

This collection contains the administrative records of the Philadelphia Club of Medical Women. The records date from 1926-2016. The collection contains meeting minutes, membership lists and applications, financial records, correspondence, and program planning information.

Dates: 1967 - 2015; Majority of material found within 1985 - 2005