Authors: Phelps, Eliza Bowen, 1838-1931.
Year: 1868
Subjects: Blackwell, Emily,; Phelps, Eliza Bowen,; Woman's Medical College of the New York Infirmary.; Women Societies and clubs.; Women in medicine; Women physicians
Abstract: Collection consists of two letters to Phelps from Emily Blackwell regarding her employment at the Infirmary and Phelps' matriculation ticket, 1868; her diploma, 1870; Report of the Anniversary Meeting of the Alumnae Association of the Woman's Medical College of the New York Infirmary in 1871; and 55 letters from graduates of the Woman's Medical College detailing their experiences and those of their classmates in the years following graduation, 1874-1881. The letters include reports from women both in the United States and abroad (China, Switzerland, France, Germany), mentioning the kinds of cases they're treating, their financial situations, the reactions of their male counterparts and the general public, and, in some cases, balancing their work with marriage and children.