Allison Hill-Edgar, MD, MFA will speak on Thursday, June 3, 2021 at 2:00 PM ET. This program will be live-streamed globally, and archived, by NIH
Tag: Women’s History
Elizabeth Blackwell: “That Girl There Is Doctor In Medicine” Part II
This year marks the 200th anniversary of Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell’s birth. As the first woman to receive an M.D. degree from an American medical school,
Placing Women in Medicine: Maude Abbott and the Archaeology of Friendships
An interview with Annmarie Adams, PhD on her recent NLM History Talk and her research in the Emanuel Libman Papers at NLM.
Elizabeth Blackwell: “That Girl There Is Doctor In Medicine” Part I
This year marks the 200th anniversary of Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell’s birth. As the first woman to receive an M.D. degree from an American medical school,
Rise, Serve, Lead… And Publish
Circulating Now interviewed Ashley Bowen, Ph.D., about her NLM History Talk “Rise, Serve, Lead… And Publish: Including Women Physicians’ Writings in Rise, Serve, Lead: America’s Women Physicians.”
Seeking Leek Island: An Interview with Pamela Robertson
In 2019, Circulating Now published two blog posts about a scrapbook NLM had recently acquired. One post related the history of Leek Island Military Hospital
Nightingale: Lady and Legend
By Stephen J. Greenberg ~ Some people seem not quite real. Not in the sense that they are imaginary, fictional beings; they existed, and they
F is for False Noses: A Dose of Humor from Joyce Dennys
By Krista Stracka ~ When times get tough, a much-needed laugh can cut through the stress and fears that accompany uncertainty. But for those cooped
The Contraceptive Pill: Up for Debate in 1969 and Beyond
By Donna J. Drucker ~ G.D. Searle’s Enovid pill came on the market for married women in June 1960 when the U.S. Food and Drug
MD’s Wife: Subscriptions and Prescriptions About Medical Marriages Across the Twentieth Century
By NLM Michael E. DeBakey Fellow Kelly O’Donnell, PhD.