Miriam Menkin with her daughter Lucy
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Title
Miriam Menkin with her daughter Lucy
Subject
Menkin, Miriam
Menkin, Lucy
Fertilization in vitro
Photographs
Description
With Miriam Menkin, Rock paved the way for the million-plus children since conceived through in vitro fertilization. With eggs harvested from consenting women having hysterectomies, Menkin fertilized the first egg in vitro in 1944.
Abstract
Photograph of Miriam Menkin with her daughter Lucy Menkin
Creator
Unknown
Date Created
1958 January
Rights
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Access Rights
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Is Part Of
John C. Rock personal and professional papers, 1918-1983. H MS c161. Box 22, folder 52.
References
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Format
image
Extent
1 photograph
Type
still image
Identifier
DigID0002368
Provenance
Donated to the Harvard Medical Library in the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine by Mrs. Miriam Menkin
Files
Citation
Unknown, “Miriam Menkin with her daughter Lucy,” OnView, accessed April 24, 2024, https://collections.countway.harvard.edu/onview/items/show/6545.