Frances Emily White

Frances Emily White (1832-1903) an American anatomist and physiologist.

White was educated at the Women’s Medical College of Philadelphia in 1872. White went on to become a Demonstrator in Anatomy and Instructor in Physiology from 1872 to 1876. White was became a Professor of Physiology in 1876 until her death in 1903.[1]

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 1890.[2] She was a lifelong advocate for women’s education.

References

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. ↑ "Tenth International Medical Congress, Berlin, 1890". The Lancet. 135 (3476): 819–820. 1890. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(02)18287-0.



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