Author: Clara Marshall
Born: 1847
Died: 1931
Bio: Dr. Clara Marshall was the first woman on the staff of the Philadelphia Hospital. Dr. Clara Marshall was the first woman appointed to the staff of the Blockley Medical College for Men (part of the Philadelphia Hospital at Blockely), and was among the first women to receive a staff appointment at a charitable or correctional institution. As dean from 1886 to 1917, she helped expand and modernize the Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania and became a powerful role model for women entering medicine.

For a full biography, go to:
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/changingthefaceofmedicine/physicians/biography_214.html