#OnThisDay, 23 Jan 1849, Elizabeth Blackwell graduates with a medical degree. She is the first woman to receive one in the USA. She was also the first woman on the UK medical register.

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The Apothecary’s Wife By Karen Bloom Gevirtz — Review

"This engaging book recounts how the deep problems in the current pharmaceutical and medical industries in the United States stem from changes that occurred centuries ago"

#BookReview by @grrlscientist

#books #Pharmaceutical #medical #Apothecary #WomenInMedicine #FemaleHealers #ProfitsOverPeople https://medium.com/grrlscientist/the-apothecarys-wife-by-karen-bloom-gevirtz-review-27d6ece75692

The Apothecary’s Wife By Karen Bloom Gevirtz — Review

"This engaging book recounts how the deep problems in the current pharmaceutical and medical industries in the United States stem from changes that occurred centuries ago"

#BookReview by @GrrlScientist

#books #Pharmaceutical #medical #Apothecary #WomenInMedicine #FemaleHealers #ProfitsOverPeople https://medium.com/grrlscientist/the-apothecarys-wife-by-karen-bloom-gevirtz-review-27d6ece75692

The Apothecary’s Wife By Karen Bloom Gevirtz — Review

"This engaging book recounts how the deep problems in the current pharmaceutical and medical industries in the United States stem from changes that occurred centuries ago"

#BookReview by @GrrlScientist

#books #Pharmaceutical #medical #Apothecary #WomenInMedicine #FemaleHealers #ProfitsOverPeople https://medium.com/grrlscientist/the-apothecarys-wife-by-karen-bloom-gevirtz-review-27d6ece75692

The Apothecary’s Wife By Karen Bloom Gevirtz — Review

"This engaging book recounts how the deep problems in the current pharmaceutical and medical industries in the United States stem from changes that occurred centuries ago"

#BookReview by @grrlscientist

#books #Pharmaceutical #medical #Apothecary #WomenInMedicine #FemaleHealers #ProfitsOverPeople https://medium.com/grrlscientist/the-apothecarys-wife-by-karen-bloom-gevirtz-review-27d6ece75692

#OnThisDay, 17 May 1988, Dr Patricia Bath was awarded the first of her three patents on the methods and equipment for laser cataract removal.

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#OnThisDay, 8 May 1865, Dr Mary Harris Thompson founds the Chicago Hospital for Women and Children. At the time one of the city's two existing hospitals did not admit women as patients.

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