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'''Frances Emily White''' (8 June 1832<ref>''U.S. Passport Applications, 1795–1925''</ref> – 29 December 1903) was an American [[anatomist]] and [[physiologist]]. |
'''Frances Emily White''' (8 June 1832<ref>''U.S. Passport Applications, 1795–1925''</ref> – 29 December 1903) was an American [[anatomist]] and [[physiologist]]. |
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White was born in [[Andover, New Hampshire]], and educated at the [[Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania| |
White was born in [[Andover, New Hampshire]], and educated at the [[Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania|Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania]]. She went on to become a [[Scientific demonstration|demonstrator]] in [[Anatomy]] and [[Professor|Instructor]] in Physiology from 1872 to 1876. White was then a [[Professor]] of Physiology from 1876 until her death in 1903.<ref name=":0">{{cite book |last1=Ogilvie |first1=Marilyn |last2=Harvey |first2=Joy |author-link=Marilyn Bailey Ogilvie |author2-link=Joy Harvey |title=The Biographical Dictionary of Women in Science: Pioneering Lives From Ancient Times to the Mid-20th Century |date=2003 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=9781135963439 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rUCUAgAAQBAJ&q=Frances+Emily+White+1832&pg=PT670 |accessdate=22 August 2018 |language=en}}</ref> |
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White was one of the first women to lecture before the [[Franklin Institute|Franklin Institute of Philadelphia]], and was the first woman delegate to the International Medical Congress, in 1890.<ref>{{cite journal |doi=10.1016/S0140-6736(02)18287-0 |title=Tenth International Medical Congress, Berlin, 1890 |journal=The Lancet |volume=135 |issue=3476 |pages=819–820 |year=1890 |url=https://zenodo.org/record/2159991 }}</ref> She was also a lifelong advocate for [[women's education]].<ref name=":0" /> |
White was one of the first women to lecture before the [[Franklin Institute|Franklin Institute of Philadelphia]], and was the first woman delegate to the International Medical Congress, in 1890.<ref>{{cite journal |doi=10.1016/S0140-6736(02)18287-0 |title=Tenth International Medical Congress, Berlin, 1890 |journal=The Lancet |volume=135 |issue=3476 |pages=819–820 |year=1890 |url=https://zenodo.org/record/2159991 }}</ref> She was also a lifelong advocate for [[women's education]].<ref name=":0" /> |
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Frances Emily White | |
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| Born | 8 June 1832 |
| Died | 29 December 1903 Boston, Massachusetts |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania |
| Occupation(s) | Anatomist and physiologist |
Frances Emily White (8 June 1832[1] – 29 December 1903) was an American anatomist and physiologist.
White was born in Andover, New Hampshire, and educated at the Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania. She went on to become a demonstrator in Anatomy and Instructor in Physiology from 1872 to 1876. White was then a Professor of Physiology from 1876 until her death in 1903.[2]
White was one of the first women to lecture before the Franklin Institute of Philadelphia, and was the first woman delegate to the International Medical Congress, in 1890.[3] She was also a lifelong advocate for women's education.[2]
She died in Boston of uterine cancer at the age of 71.[4]
References
- ^ U.S. Passport Applications, 1795–1925
- ^ a b Ogilvie, Marilyn; Harvey, Joy (2003). The Biographical Dictionary of Women in Science: Pioneering Lives From Ancient Times to the Mid-20th Century. Routledge. ISBN 9781135963439. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
- ^ "Tenth International Medical Congress, Berlin, 1890". The Lancet. 135 (3476): 819–820. 1890. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(02)18287-0.
- ^ Massachusetts, Death Records, 1841–1915
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