Lovejoy, Esther Pohl, 1869-1967
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1870 - 1967
biographical statement
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Esther Pohl Lovejoy papers
Collection
Identifier: 2001-011
Abstract
Esther Clayson Pohl Lovejoy (1869-1967) was the second woman to graduate from the University of Oregon Medical School in 1894, served as Portland’s City Health Officer and with the Red Cross during World War I, led the American Women’s Hospital Service, and helped found and served as the first president of the Medical Women’s International Association. She was also a prolific writer. This collections documents Dr. Lovejoy’s prominent role in advancing the work of women in medicine, as well...
Dates:
1870-1995; Majority of material found within 1907-1967
Newspaper clippings, obituaries, correspondence, notes, summaries and publications, 1926 - 1969
File — Box 2, Folder: 5
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Study of Women Graduates of the University of Oregon Medical School and Willamette University was in the form of a scrapbook. The materials include photographs, biographical information and obituaries for some individuals but not all. There is an alphabetical index. Subsequent pages list the physicians in chronological order by date of graduation. It was added to the Library collection in 1948 and compiled mostly by Lucy I. Davis Phillips. It also contains newspaper articles and other...
Dates:
1926 - 1969
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