Colonial American doctresses : a genealogical and biographical account of women who practiced medicine and chirurgery in colonial America PDF
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HHt'fj'.'i'Hstirif r.-i i !(;:»■ Ut’Oii-M [•1!‘/TOfiU^Kj:UfB‘!89fWri8K;j»Hv*88Hj neakmcal and BiographicalAccount of Women Woo Practiced Medicine and Chirurgery in Colonial nmica ./I arnnmn nut,iJ «4;« 4 * I c BOSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY Colonial American Doctresses DEDICATION Colonial American Doctresses is dedicated to Michael J. Hession, A.A.C.A., a teacher at Harvard Medical School. He has been a wonderful inspiration to the compilation of this work, and for this I am most grateful. A Elizabeth (Hubbard) Stiles (1731-1775), wife of Ezra Stiles (1727-1795), President of Yale College. In her right hand, she holds a flower, said to be indicative of her abilities as a doctress. From a 1771 portrait by Samuel King in possession of the Yale Art Museum. From The Literary Diary of Ezra Stiles, D.D., LL.D., by Franklin Bowditch Dexter. In three volumes. N.Y., Scribners, 1901. Colonial American Doctresses A Genealogical and Biographical Account of Women who Practiced Medicine and Chirurgeiy in Colonial America Bj Ethel Farrington Smith, C.G. Past Trustee of the New England Historic Genealogical Society Boston Newbury Street Press 2003 K (o9 'L , . S b^> ^ yjJb'b* Published and distributed by Newbury Street Press 101 Newbury Street Boston, Massachusetts 02116-3007 special publications imprint of the New England Historic Genealogical Society All rights reserved Copyright © 2003 International Standard Book Number: 0-88082-160-4 Library of Congress Control Number: 2003105019 No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or any information storage or retrieval systems, without permission in writing from the copyright holder, except for the inclusion of brief quotations in a review. Printed in the United States of America.
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