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For this month's #ArchivesHashtagParty theme of #ArchivesBlackDesign, we are featuring the "Father of the Blood Bank," Dr. Charles R. Drew. In 1941, he introduced the use of mobile collection units (later called "bloodmobiles") to aid in the war effort. These vehicles were equipped for collecting and storing blood from donors. We often take the blood donation for granted today, but inventions like these continue to save countless lives.

"Opening Doors: Contemporary African American Academic Surgeons" highlights contemporary African American surgeons and educators who have exemplified excellence in their fields and mentor young generation of African American physicians. NLM has refreshed the original exhibition website from 2006. Now Opening Doors has a new look and feel and is accessible across all devices! Learn more about several selected African American surgeons who have worked to improve health care and to inspire the next generation of surgeons.

This #WoodcutIllustration from Jehan Cousin's Livre de Pourtraicture (Paris, 1608) shows the proportion and measure of a male figure from the front and back. One of the most famous on the subject of #ArtisticAnatomy, this book was printed again and again into the late 17th century.

Today's Circulating Now blog post features an interview with Richard M. Mizelle, Jr., PhD, of the @universityofhouston, about next week's James H. Cassedy Lecture in the History of Medicine, "The Many Faces of Diabetes: Complications and Debility in Late 20th Century America." Click the link in bio or visit https://loom.ly/BQ9kkaE to read today.

While NLM is being renovated, we're featuring a #WaybackWednesday image for #LibraryShelfieDay! This 1887 image features an interior view of Library Hall in the Army Medical Museum and Library, predecessor to today's NLM.

#OTD in 1849, Elizabeth Blackwell graduated from New York's Geneva Medical College at the top of her class and became the first woman in America to earn the M.D. degree. She supported medical education for women and helped many other women's careers. By establishing the New York Infirmary in 1857, she offered a practical solution to one of the problems facing qualified women who were rejected from internships and training opportunities elsewhere because of their gender.

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