Distinguished Women of Past and Present

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Born Before 20th Century (Chronological):

Agnodice, 4th century B.C. (Greece)
Trotula of Salerno, 11th century (Italy)
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Hildegard von Bingen, 1098-1179 (Germany)
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Hildegard Von Bingen's Physica : The Complete English Translation of Her Classic Work on Health and Healing by Hildegard, Priscilla Throop (Translator), sain Hildegard
Hildegard of Bingen, 1098-1179 : A Visionary Life by Sabina Flanagan
Martha Ballard, 1735-1812 (U.S.A.: MA, ME)
Martha Ballard's Diary Online
Molly Ockett, ca. 1744-1816 (Abenaki, North American Indian)
Dorothea Dix, 1802-1887 (U.S.A.: ME, NJ, IL)
Dorothea Dix and the NJ Lunatic Asylum
Dorothea Dix : New England Reformer by Thomas J. Brown
Asylum, Prison, and Poorhouse : The Writings and Reform Work of Dorothea Dix in Illinois by Dorothea Lynde Dix, David L. Lightner (Editor)
Mary Jane Seacole, 1805-1881 (Jamaica)
Wonderful Adventures of Mrs. Seacole in Many Lands by Mary Seacole, William L. Andrews (Illustrator)
Juliet Ann Opie Hopkins, 1818-1980 (U.S.A.: VA, AL)
Florence Nightingale, 1820-1910 (U.K.)
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Notes on Nursing : What It Is and What It Is Not by Florence Nightingale
Florence Nightingale in Egypt and Greece : Her Diary and 'Visions' by Florence Nightingale, Michael D. Calabria
Clara Barton, 1821-1921 (U.S.A.: MA, NJ, DC)
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Clara Barton Homestead
Clara Barton, Founder of the American Red Cross by Augusta Stevenson, Frank Giacoia (Illustrator)
A Woman of Valor : Clara Barton and the Civil War by Stephen B. Oates
Elizabeth Blackwell, 1821-1910 (U.K., U.S.A.: NY, NJ. OH, NC, SC, PA)
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Elizabeth Blackwell : The First Woman Doctor by Francene Sabin, Ann Toulmin-Rothe (Illustrator)
The First Woman Doctor : The Story of Elizabeth Blackwell, M.D. by Rachel Baker, Evelyn Copelman (Illustrator)
Cassandra Pickett Durham, 1824-1885 (U.S.A.: GA)
Emily Blackwell, 1826-1910 (U.K., U.S.A.: NY, OH)
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Marie Elizabeth Zakrzewska, 1829-1902 (Germany, U.S.A.: NY, MA)
Dimock Community Health Center Complex
Emily Jennings Stowe, 1831-1903 (Canada)
Emily Stowe : Doctor and Suffragist by Mary Beacock Fryer
Mary Edwards Walker, 1832-1919 (U.S.A.: NY)
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Dr. Mary Walker : The Little Lady in Pants. by Charles McCool Synder
Rebecca Lee Crumpler, 1833-? (U.S.A.: MA)
Lucy Hobbs Taylor, 1833-1910 (U.S.A.:NY, MI, KS)
Elizabeth Garrett Anderson, 1836-1917 (U.K.)
Linda Richards, 1841-1930 (U.S.A.: WI, MA)
Mary Putnam Jacobi, 1842-1906 (U.K., U.S.A.: NY)
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Mary Eliza Mahoney, 1845-1926 (U.S.A.: MA, NY)
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Mary Eliza Mahoney 1845-1926 : America's First Black Professional Nurse - A Historical Prospective by Helen S. Miller
Rebecca J. Cole, 1846-1922 (U.S.A.: PA, SC)
Susan Maria Smith McKinney-Steward, 1846-1918 (U.S.A.: NY)
Grave of Susan Maria Smith McKinney Steward
Susan I. Moody, 1851-1934 (U.S.A.: NY, IL; Iran)
Augusta Stowe Gullen, 1857-1943 (Canada)
Jane Delano, 1862-1919 (U.S.A.: NY, FL, PA)
Sophie Mannerheim, 1863-1928 (Finland)
Anna Wessels Williams, 1863-1954 (U.S.A.: NY)
Georgia E. Patton Washington, 1864-1900 (U.S.A.: TN)
Edith Louisa Cavell, 1865-1915 (U.K.)
Susan La Flesche Picotte, 1865-1915 (Omaha Tribe, U.S.A.: PA, NE)
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Susan LA Flesche Picotte, M.d : Omaha Indian Leader and Reformer by Benson Tong, Dennis Hastings
Lillian D. Wald, 1867-1940 (U.S.A.: OH, NY)
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Henry Street Settlement
Always a Sister : The Feminism of Lillian D. Wald by Doris Groshen Daniels
Maude Abbott, 1869-1940 (Canada)
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Alice Hamilton, 1869-1970 (U.S.A.)
Alice Hamilton, a Life in Letters by Barbara Sicherman, Alice Hamilton (Photographer)
Rachelle Slobodinsky Yarros, 1869-1946 (Russia, U.S.A.:IL, CA)
Justina Ford, 1871-1952 (U.S.A.: IL, CO)
Florence Sabin, 1871-1953 (U.S.A.: CO, MD)
Florence Sabin : Scientist by Robin Campbell
Sara Josephine Baker, 1873-1945 (U.S.A.: NY)
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Emily Dunning Barringer, 1876-1961 (U.S.A.: NY, CT)
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Margaret Sanger, 1879-1966 (U.S.A.: NY)
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Margaret Sanger Clinic
Breaking Barriers : The Feminist Revolution from Susan B. Anthony to Margaret Sanger to Betty Friedan by Jules Archer
Mary Breckinridge, 1881-1965 (U.S.A.: KY)
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Elizabeth Lee Hazen, 1885-1975 (U.S.A.: MS, NY)
Karen Horney, 1885-1952 (Germany, U.S.A.: IL, NY)

New Ways in Psychoanalysis by Karen Horney
Elizabeth Kenny, 1886-1952 (Australia)
Healing Warrior : A Story About Sister Elizabeth Kenny by Emily Crofford, Steve Michaels (Illustrator)
(Marie) Gertrude Rand, 1886-1970 (U.S.A.: NY, MD)
May Edward Chinn, 1896-1980 (U.S.A.: MA, NY)
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Gerty Cori, 1896-1957 (Czechoslovakia, U.S.A.: MO)
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Rachel Fuller Brown, 1898-1980 (U.S.A.: MA, NY)
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Helen Brooke Taussig, 1898-1986 (U.S.A.: MA, MD)
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To Heal the Heart of a Child : Helen Taussig, M.D. by Joyce Baldwin (Contributor)

Born 20th Century (Alphabetical):

Virginia Apgar (U.S.A.: NY)
Legendary Women: Two Professors, Apgar, Benedict, Will Be Honored
(Alice) Josephine Barnes (U.K.)
Elizabeth Barrett-Conner (U.S.A.: IL, MA, CA)
Susan Bowley (U.S.A.: CA)
Dorothy Lavinia Brown (U.S.A.: PA, TN)
Mary S. Calderone (U.S.A.: NY)
Talking With Your Child About Sex by Mary Steichen Calderone, James W. Ramey
Helen Caldicott (Australia, U.S.A.: NY)
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A Desperate Passion : An Autobiography by Helen Broinowski Caldicott
If You Love This Planet : A Plan to Heal the Earth by Helen Caldicott
Alexa Canady (U.S.A.: MI)
Gladys Ward Dunn (U.S.A.: NY, NH)
M. Joycelyn Jones Elders (U.S.A.: AR)
Gertrude Belle Elion (U.S.A.: NY)
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Gertrude Elion : Master Chemist (Masters of Invention) by Stephanie St. Pierre
Charlotte Friend (U.S.A.: NY)
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Viral Oncogenesis and Cell Differentiation : The Contributions of Charlotte Friend by Leila Diamond, Sandra R. Wolman (Editor)
Ruth Grobstein (U.S.A.: CA)
Bernadine Healy (U.S.A.: NY, OH, MD, VA)
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A New Prescription for Women's Health : Getting the Best Medical Care in a Man's World by Bernadine Healy
Mae C. Jemison (U.S.A.: IL, NH)
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Mae C. Jemison : 1st Black Female Astronaut by Ebraska D. Ceasor
Louise Jilek-Aall (Tanzania)
Working With Dr Schweitzer by Louise Jilek-Aall
Elisabeth Kubler-Ross (Switzerland, U.S.A.: NY, CA)
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On Death and Dying by Elisabeth Kubler-Ross, M.D.
The Tunnel & the Light : On Life, Death, and Life After Death by Elisabeth Kubler-Ross, M.D.
Dame Jean Macnamara (Australia)
Christiane Northrup (U.S.A.: ME)
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Women's Bodies, Women's Wisdom : Creating Physical and Emotional Health and Healing by Christiane Northrup
Creating Health : Honoring Women's Wisdom by Christiane Northrup
Antonia Novello (U.S.A.: PR, DC, NY)
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Antonia Novello : U.S. Surgeon General by Joan C. Hawxhurst
Contemporary American Success Stories : Famous People of Hispanic Heritage Tommy Nunez; Margarita Ewquiroz; Cesar Chavez; Antonia Novello by Barbara J. Marvis, Barbara Tidman
Joan Miller Platt (U.S.A.: NY, CT, FL)
Rachel Robinson (U.S.A.: NY)
Jackie Robinson : An Intimate Portrait by Rachel Robinson et al.
Betty M. Rozier (U.S.A.: MO)
Jean Ann Seago (U.S.A.: CA)
Margaret Rhea Seddon (U.S.A.: TN)
Lisa Vallino (U.S.A.: MO)
Florence Wald (U.S.A.: NY, CT)
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Nancy Wexler (U.S.A.: CA)
Flossie Wong-Staal (China, U.S.A.: CA)
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Jane C. Wright (U.S.A.: NY)
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Rosalyn Sussman Yalow (U.S.A.: NY)
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Rosalyn Yalow Nobel Laureate : Her Life and Work in Medicine : A Biographical Memoir by Eugene Straus
Huda Y. Zoghbi (Lebanon, U.S.A.: TX)
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Also check these out:

Women in Healing and the Medical Profession by Dr. Ian Carr.
Women Physicians' Autobiographies. Bibliography.

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