Historically, women have faced barriers to entering the field of medicine, being relegated to roles as caregivers rather than recognized as physicians and surgeons. Before 1847, US medical schools ...

Although this woman graduated nearly 150 years ago, it seems that Dr. Mary Putnam Jacobi is still highly regarded today for her work in the field of medicine. Dr. Mary Putnam Jacobi was born in 1842 ...

She sets out to retrospectively diagnose the famous, armed with a good understanding of the characteristic signs. Her list includes some candidates whose syphilitic infections have long been known ...

earning her the President’s Award for Distinguished Federal Civilian Service and making her one of the most famous female physicians in modern medicine. 8 Antonia Novello was the first woman and ...