The twelve women treated are as various in nationality, creed, habits of mind, and daily pursuits as can well be imagined. . . . but of every one of them it may truly be said...
Timeline
1835: Harriot Hunt, the first known Western woman...
Building item
1835
Harriot Hunt
, the first known Western woman doctor, started practising in Boston after training with her sister through an apprenticeship.
Blake, Catriona, and Wendy Savage. The Charge of the Parasols: Women’s Entry to the Medical Profession. Women’s Press, 1990.
28-9, 207
1847: The Faculty of Medicine at Harvard University...
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1847
The Faculty of Medicine at Harvard University
refused to admit Harriot Hunt
.
Blake, Catriona, and Wendy Savage. The Charge of the Parasols: Women’s Entry to the Medical Profession. Women’s Press, 1990.
29
November 1850: Harriot Hunt was formally accepted into the...
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November 1850
Harriot Hunt
was formally accepted into the Faculty of Medicine at Harvard University
in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Blake, Catriona, and Wendy Savage. The Charge of the Parasols: Women’s Entry to the Medical Profession. Women’s Press, 1990.
