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started #wikipedia articles on three #Chicago physicians: Clara Seippel Webster (1877-1965) was the first woman to serve on a jury in Chicago (in 1912) and was dean of women at the University of Arizona: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clara_Seippel_Webster Annetta Ayers Saunders (1861-1938) left a large estate to the University of Illinois: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annetta_Ayers_Saunders and Sarah M. Hobson (1861-1950) was consultant at the Chicago Home for the Friendless for decades: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah_M._Hobson @wikiwomeninred #WomeninMedicine

Clara Seippel, from a 1912 newspaper; a white woman with dark hair braided across the crown, wearing glasses and dark dress with a high collar

Annetta Ayers Saunders, from a 1922 publication. A White woman with dark hair in an updo, wearing a strand of pearls and a dark dress with a high square neckline

started a #wikipedia article on US ophthalmologist and ocular pathologist, Georgiana Dvorak-Theobald (1884-1971): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgiana_Dvorak-Theobald @wikiwomeninred #Chicago #WWI #WomeninMedicine @ophthomag

Georgiana Dvorak-Theobald; a middle-aged white woman with short curly hair.

Georgiana Dvorak-Theobald, from a 1920 newspaper; a smiling white woman with dark hair, wearing a uniform

Sisters Launch ‘Melanin Doctor’: First Black-Owned Telehealth Platform Dedicated to Black Women https://shinemycrown.com/sisters-launch-melanin-doctor-first-black-owned-telehealth-platform-dedicated-to-black-women/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #MelaninDoctor #Telehealth #BlackOwned #WomenInMedicine #HealthEquity

Meet Dr. Jennifer Ellis: One of Only 5 Board-Certified Black Female Cardiothoracic Surgeons in the U.S. https://shinemycrown.com/meet-dr-jennifer-ellis-one-of-only-5-board-certified-black-female-cardiothoracic-surgeons-in-the-u-s/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #CardiothoracicSurgery #WomenInMedicine #BlackFemaleSurgeons #DiversityInHealthcare #MedicalTrailblazers

The Apothecary’s Wife By Karen Bloom Gevirtz — Review

"This engaging book recounts how the deep problems in the current pharmaceutical and medical industries in the United States stem from changes that occurred centuries ago"

#BookReview by @grrlscientist

#books #Pharmaceutical #medical #Apothecary #WomenInMedicine #FemaleHealers #ProfitsOverPeople https://medium.com/grrlscientist/the-apothecarys-wife-by-karen-bloom-gevirtz-review-27d6ece75692

The Apothecary’s Wife By Karen Bloom Gevirtz — Review

"This engaging book recounts how the deep problems in the current pharmaceutical and medical industries in the United States stem from changes that occurred centuries ago"

#BookReview by @GrrlScientist

#books #Pharmaceutical #medical #Apothecary #WomenInMedicine #FemaleHealers #ProfitsOverPeople https://medium.com/grrlscientist/the-apothecarys-wife-by-karen-bloom-gevirtz-review-27d6ece75692

The Apothecary’s Wife By Karen Bloom Gevirtz — Review

"This engaging book recounts how the deep problems in the current pharmaceutical and medical industries in the United States stem from changes that occurred centuries ago"

#BookReview by @GrrlScientist

#books #Pharmaceutical #medical #Apothecary #WomenInMedicine #FemaleHealers #ProfitsOverPeople https://medium.com/grrlscientist/the-apothecarys-wife-by-karen-bloom-gevirtz-review-27d6ece75692

The Apothecary’s Wife By Karen Bloom Gevirtz — Review

"This engaging book recounts how the deep problems in the current pharmaceutical and medical industries in the United States stem from changes that occurred centuries ago"

#BookReview by @grrlscientist

#books #Pharmaceutical #medical #Apothecary #WomenInMedicine #FemaleHealers #ProfitsOverPeople https://medium.com/grrlscientist/the-apothecarys-wife-by-karen-bloom-gevirtz-review-27d6ece75692

#OnThisDay, 17 May 1988, Dr Patricia Bath was awarded the first of her three patents on the methods and equipment for laser cataract removal.

#WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #WomenInMedicine #AmericanHistory #BlackHistory #Histodons

Snapshot of Patricia Bath at her desk in the 1980s. She's a Black woman with black hair in waves.

Katrina Ascencio-Holmes honored as 2025 National Woman of Impact, championing women's heart health and raising critical awareness about cardiovascular disease risks #HeartHealth #WomenInMedicine

#OnThisDay, 8 May 1865, Dr Mary Harris Thompson founds the Chicago Hospital for Women and Children. At the time one of the city's two existing hospitals did not admit women as patients.

#WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #WomenInMedicine #AmericanHistory #Histodons

Marble statue of Dr Mary Harris Thompson. It's all white, because it's marble.

#OnThisDay, 5 May 1938, Dorothy Anderson presents her medical research that identified cystic fibrosis at a meeting of the American Pediatric Association.

#WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #WomenInMedicine #CysticFibrosis #Histodons

Dorothy Anderson sat behind a desk. She's a white woman with dark hair and is wearing a white doctor's coat.

Dr. Alexa Canady: The First Black Female Neurosurgeon Who Transformed Pediatric Medicine https://shinemycrown.com/dr-alexa-canady-the-first-black-female-neurosurgeon-who-transformed-pediatric-medicine/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #DrAlexaCanady #FirstFemaleNeurosurgeon #PediatricMedicine #BlackHistory #WomenInMedicine

Dr. Kiarra King Is Shaping The Future Of Black Maternal Health—And Dismantling Fashion Stereotypes Along The Way https://shinemycrown.com/dr-kiarra-king-is-shaping-the-future-of-black-maternal-health-and-dismantling-fashion-stereotypes-along-the-way/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #BlackMaternalHealth #HealthEquity #WomenInMedicine #FashionStereotypes #OBGYN

Check out my review of Lydia Reeder's The Cure for Women: Dr. Mary Putnam Jacobi and the Challenge to Victorian Medicine that Changed Women's Lives Forever.
#NetGalley #TheCureforWomen #StMartinsPress #womeninmedicine

https://strangersights.com/the-cure-for-women-by-lydia-reeder/

Woman Who Became South Africa’s Youngest Female Doctor at 21 Now Seeks Job Despite Extraordinary Achievements https://shinemycrown.com/woman-who-became-south-africas-youngest-female-doctor-at-21-now-seeks-job-despite-extraordinary-achievements/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #SouthAfrica #YoungDoctor #WomenInMedicine #MedicalAchievements #Inspiration

In 1849, Elizabeth Blackwell became the first U.S. woman to earn a medical degree, proving women belonged in medicine. Today, gender bias still exists in healthcare. How do we keep pushing forward?

#ElizabethBlackwell #WomenInMedicine #BreakingBarriers

Icons of Change Awards 2025
SDG 3: Good Health and Well-Being — Excellence in Healthcare Leadership

Dra. Marivic Victoria Marbibi

#IconsOfChange2025 #ExcellenceInHealthcare #SDG3 #GoodHealthAndWellBeing #MedicalLeadership #FamilyMedicine #PreventiveCare #VaccinationForAll #WomenInMedicine #HealthcareInnovation #MedicalEducation #PublicHealthAdvocate #CommunityWellness #AsianHospital #SanJuanDeDiosHospital #RecognizingVisionEmpoweringTransformation

started a #wikipedia article on Malaysian physician Latifah Bee Ghows (1911-2005), trained in Singapore, Hong Kong and Dublin, was a medical officer in Kuala Lumpur, Malacca, and Penang. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latifah_Bee_Ghows @wikiwomeninred #Malaysia #MuslimWomen #WomeninMedicine #WWII