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, accessed October 22, 2026, https://collections.countway.harvard.edu/onview/items/show/12640.