Henrietta Lacks - Wikipedia
Henrietta Lacks (born Loretta Pleasant; August 1, 1920 – October 4, 1951) [2] was an African-American woman [5] whose cancer cells are the source of the HeLa cell line, the first …
(F)ailing women in psychiatry: lessons from a painful past
By 1952, an estimated 50 000 patients in the United States and Canada had been lobotomized. What the documentary omits is that most lobotomized patients were women, although most …
Medicine and Women: 1950-present - Encyclopedia.com
Since the 1950s, women's preventative medicine and health care have greatly improved in the developed world, particularly through the availability of new diagnostic techniques. The use of …
In Plain Sight: Open Doors, Mixed-sex Wards and ... - Oxford …
2018年11月8日 · I argue that the rush to introduce these reforms during the 1950s was instigated primarily to benefit male patients and that the implications for female patients—their exposure …
The Long History of Gender Bias in Medicine | TIME
2021年6月17日 · Women’s illnesses and diseases consistently related back to the “secrets” and “curiosities” of her reproductive organs. Of course, not all women have uteruses, and not all …
(PDF) History of Women in Psychiatry - ResearchGate
2004年2月1日 · The department was founded in 1913 when Walter Shelden became its first consultant. It was not until the 1950s that a woman completed her neurology training and went …
1950: The Beginning of a New Era in Mental Health
2000年1月1日 · Thus in just a few critical years—1945 to 1950—the stage was set for powerful changes in the field, made possible by new federal and state mechanisms to fund and direct …
The Broken Promise of Institutional Psychiatry: Sexuality, Women …
2022年5月12日 · This article traces the case of Hala, a woman chronic patient of the Lebanon Hospital for Mental and Nervous Disorders (LHMND) in late 1950s Lebanon. Her story reveals …
Breaking barriers: A timeline of women in medicine - AAMC
2024年3月5日 · Today, hundreds of thousands of women doctors serve patients across the nation, and more than half of students in the country’s medical schools are women. How did …
The Story of Dr. Doris Bartuska: Sexism in Medicine during the 1950s …
While a smart and capable physician, Dr. Bartuska faced a lot of adversity throughout her life as a doctor. During her time in the 1950s, 60s, 70s, and 80s, she experienced sexism towards …