Female Medical Student Pictured in 1911 Graduation Photo of American Medical College of St. Louis
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Imperial size albumen portraits of faculty and students at American Medical College. St. Louis Missouri , 1911. Large photo measures 24 x 20 inches. 40 subjects, every one of them male except for a single female student, listed below as "F Heflin." Photographed by Hays Studio. Mounted to photographer's board. The American Medical College, a medical school founded in 1873, graduated its first woman in 1888. In 1911 the American Medical College combined with the Barnes Medical College. The following year the combined school became the Medical Department of the National University of Arts and Sciences in St. Louis. The National University then merged with the St. Louis College of Physicians and Surgeons around 1915. Female students like this one would have come in at a significant disadvantage, proving her qualifications against skepticism in a field notorious for gender discrimination. The value of female doctors for female patients in particular has been profound. Board scuffed on one side does not affect images or text. Chipped at corner and top does not affect images or text. Overall very good condition. Expressions and details in images clear.Item #18277
Price: $285.00
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