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...

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...

Scope and content note This collection contains seven letters, one Valentines Day card and one postcard all written by Louis D. Blass to Mary M. Sidari between 1940 and 1944. During this time Sidari was an undergraduate student at Drexel residing in Van Renssaelear Hall while Blass was in the army stationed in New Jersey before going overseas to France and Germany. The context of Blass’ letters indicates that Sidari is responding and that periodically they are seeing each other in person. The letters...