Elizabeth Reifsnyder performing surgery
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Title
Elizabeth Reifsnyder performing surgery
Subject
Etchings (prints)
Reifsnyder, M. Elizabeth, 1858-1922
Ovariotomy
Description
An 1881 graduate of the Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania, Dr. M. Elizabeth Reifsnyder (1858-1922) worked in Shanghai, China, as both physician and missionary and founded the Margaret Williamson Hospital there in 1885. Of this print, the donor stated, "She recently performed a successful ovariotomy there which caused quite a stir. This is a native illustration of the operation. You will observe with admiration the dress & pose of the operator."
Abstract
Etching of Dr. M. Elizabeth Reifsnyder who worked in Shanghai, China
Creator
Unknown
Date
1885, circa
Is Part Of
Papers of James Read Chadwick, 1830-1909 (inclusive). B MS c5.2 (Keen)
Format
image
Extent
1 etching
Language
Chinese
Type
image
Identifier
DigID0003808
Provenance
Gift of Dr. William Williams Keen to the Boston Medical Library, 1885
Files
Citation
Unknown, “Elizabeth Reifsnyder performing surgery,” OnView: Digital Collections & Exhibits, accessed June 3, 2023, https://collections.countway.harvard.edu/onview/items/show/12640.
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