Send us a lady physician
Subtitle: women doctors in America, 1835-1920
By: edited by Ruth J. Abram.
Contributors: Abram, Ruth J.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Norton
Published: 1985
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 255
Subjects: Women physicians -- United States -- History.; Medicine -- United States -- History.; Physicians, Women -- history -- United States.
Description: By the end of the 19th century, women were sought after as physicians, as gentle, natural healers, and were felt to give the medical profession a dignity and humanity beyond what men could provide. By 1920, the number of women doctors had plummeted, and new barriers created obstacles in the careers of established ones. Focusing on the Class of 1879, Women's Medical College of Pennsylvania, this book explores the trials, frustrations and victories of the period.
Notes: Includes bibliographies and index.