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New England Female Medical College
URL: http://ocp.hul.harvard.edu/ww/organizations-femalemedcollege.html

Description:
Historical material about the New England Female Medical College, "established in Boston, Massachusetts, by Dr. Samuel Gregory [in 1848] with the purpose of offering modern medical training in female-related fields, ... [this school] was the first in the world to provide medical training for women." Features a scanned scrapbook with newspaper articles (1847-1865), reports, and a catalog. Part of the "Women Working, 1800-1930" website from Harvard University.

Publisher:
The President and Fellows of Harvard College

Extra Keywords
Female Medical Education Society catalogue

LII Database Information:
Record 24753 created by Maria Brandt on 10/22/2007
Last modification on 10/23/2007
Published: 11/01/2007  
Funding agency: California State Library
LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/24753