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American Medical Women's Association records
Collection
Identifier: WM-037
Overview
American Medical Women’s Association (AMWA) was founded on November 18, 1915, by a dedicated group of women physicians at the Chicago Women’s Club. Originally called Medical Women’s National Association (MWNA) until 1937, AMWA has advocated for women in the medical professions and the equal treatment of women in medicine since its inception. AMWA continues to serve the United States and the international community in medical service needs and acts as an important lobbying force for...
Dates:
1847 - 2014; Majority of material found within 1917-1978
American Women's Hospitals Service photographs
Collection
Identifier: WM-144-a
Overview
The American Women's Hospitals (AWH) developed from the War Service Committee of the Medical Women's National Association (later called the American Medical Women's Association) in 1917, to provide, register and finance American women physicians for war work; to offer medical and emergency relief to refugees; and, later, to provide international public health service. In 1959, AWH became an independent agency and remained such until 1982 when it re-merged with the American Medical Women's...
Dates:
1917 - 1982
American Women’s Hospitals records
Collection
Identifier: WM-144
Abstract
The collection contains the primary source material for a thorough institutional history of a major women's service organization that spans three-quarters of a century. Issues of professionalization, volunteerism, and social and occupational networks as they relate to women's professional and social careers are well-documented. The AWH records provide the sources to examine a classic example of a woman's association that self-consciously bridged private and public domains, actively sought to...
Dates:
1917-1982
Anne Taylor Kirschmann papers
Collection
Identifier: 2000-015
Scope and Contents
1 bound dissertation - "A Vital Force: Women Physicians and Patients in American Homeopathy"
Dates:
1999
Northwestern University Woman's Medical School records/Chicago Woman's Medical College
Collection
Identifier: WM-029
Abstract
The Woman’s Hospital Medical College of Chicago was founded in 1870 by Mary H. Thompson (1829-1895) and Dr. William Heath Byford (1817-1890) in order to provide equal education opportunities for female medical students in the Chicago area. In 1879, the name of the medical school was changed to the Woman’s Medical College of Chicago; and in 1892, it was taken over by the Northwestern University and renamed the Northwestern University Woman’s Medical School. Over the next ten years, financial...
Dates:
1870-1924, 1947
Collection of publications of women’s medical schools
Collection
Identifier: WM-090
Abstract
This collection contains catalogues (also commonly titled "announcements," "calendars," or "bulletins") and fund raising pamphlets issued by women's medical schools, describe and give brief histories, curricula, and general information. They are often illustrated with drawings or photographic reproductions. Also included are reports from the Countess of Dufferin's Fund, a British organization that supplied female medical aid to the women of India.
Dates:
1851-1941
Anny Elston papers
Collection
Identifier: WM-1994-X-010
Overview
Anny Elston (1895-1975), a German born and trained pediatrician, immigrated to the United States in 1941 due to the "Racial Laws" in Nazi Germany. After obtaining her New York State Medical License in 1942, she began practicing medicine in New York City until retiring in 1972. The Anny Elston papers include information regarding Dr. Elston's medical credentials and continuing education, her medical practice in New York City, and patient records.
Dates:
1918 - 1976; Majority of material found within 1944 - 1972
Marion Spencer Fay Papers
Collection
Identifier: WM-036
Abstract
Marion Spencer Fay (1898-1990) served as dean and president of the Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania from 1943 to 1963 and promoted the recruitment of, education for, and recognition of women physicians. This collection includes the texts of many of Dr. Fay's speeches as well as a selection of professional and administrative papers from her time as dean and president of the Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania.
Dates:
1925 - 1975; Majority of material found within 1946 - 1975
Florence Stump collection on the Woman's Hospital Training School for Nurses
Collection
Identifier: WM-002-a
Overview
Florence Stump was a graduate of the Women's Hospital School for Nursing and served on the Alumnae Association after graduating. She was also the Director of Historical Program for the Alumnae Assocication. The collection is comprised of documents found by Florence Stump as she researched the history of the Women's Hospital School for Nursing. Included in her research papers are photographs of the Women's Hospital School for Nursing, circa 1920; publications by the school, circa 1871 and...
Dates:
1852-1962
Isabel Smith Stein collection on Elizabeth Cisney Smith
Collection
Identifier: WM-2007-002
Overview
Elizabeth Cisney Smith (1881 to 1965) was a practicing physician for 35 years from the time of her graduation from Woman’s Medical College of Pennsylvania in 1911 to her retirement in 1946. She primarily worked in Pennsylvania and Maryland with brief time spent in North Dakota and Ohio. Dr. Smith was an active supporter of women’s rights as well as the suffrage movement. The collection was initially compiled and arranged by Isabel Smith Stein the daughter of Dr. Elizabeth Cisney Smith, and...
Dates:
1887 - 1972
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