Female Doctor illustration, in 1866 Magazine
Magazine
Political cartoon of a woman doctor taking the pulse of a male patient seated in an armchair. This Wood engraving is after G. Du Maurier, 1865. Published in Harper’s Weekly. January 1866. Caption reads, “Lady physicians. Who is this interesting invalid? It is young Reginald de Braces who has succeeded in catching a bad cold, in order that he might send for that rising practitioner, Dr. Arabella Bolus!” The image of a man in chair looking ill w female checking his pulse. 16 x 11 inches. 1 page. In 1849, Elizabeth Blackwell became the first woman in the United States to be granted an MD degree. Yet female doctors stayed underrepresented due to lack of access to medical education, women have been a presence in the medical profession since its inception. The cation is making of fun of female doctors, yet it is one of earliest representation of a female Medical doctors at work in America and as such this image is on many Medical institutional collections. One-inch tear to top edge does not affect image or text. Overall very good condition.Item #18313
Price: $185.00
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