Comments for Women Historians of Medicine http://womenhistoriansofmedicine.wordpress.com A Committee of the American Association of the History of Medicine Fri, 20 Jul 2012 12:16:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ Comment on Query: Nurses’ Health Study by hmprescott http://womenhistoriansofmedicine.wordpress.com/2012/07/20/query-nurses-health-study/#comment-171 Fri, 20 Jul 2012 12:16:11 +0000 http://womenhistoriansofmedicine.wordpress.com/?p=224#comment-171 I can’t help you with the Nurses’ Health Study but I have taken a look at
the collection of papers on the Office of Women’s Health at the National
Library of Medicine. They’re kind of spotty but useful. I’m planning to
do more with this in connection with my next project. Good luck with your research.
Heather Munro Prescott, Ph.D.

]]> Comment on Research Grant: Foundation for the History of Women in Medicine by sshaver http://womenhistoriansofmedicine.wordpress.com/2012/01/13/research-grant-foundation-for-the-history-of-women-in-medicine/#comment-163 Thu, 03 May 2012 15:04:36 +0000 http://womenhistoriansofmedicine.wordpress.com/?p=202#comment-163 One of the lead characters in my work is a nurse, so I’m glad that they’re included here. Midwives have a fascinating history.

]]> Comment on Fellowship: American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology by Tweets that mention Fellowship: American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology « Women Historians of Medicine -- Topsy.com http://womenhistoriansofmedicine.wordpress.com/2011/01/26/fellowship-american-college-of-obstetrics-and-gynecology/#comment-69 Wed, 26 Jan 2011 16:14:51 +0000 http://womenhistoriansofmedicine.wordpress.com/?p=162#comment-69 [...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Katrina Gulliver, hmprescott. hmprescott said: Return of ACOG fellowship in History of Ob/Gyn: http://bit.ly/e8QajZ #wmnhst [...]

]]> Comment on Book announcement: My Imaginary Illness by Sungold http://womenhistoriansofmedicine.wordpress.com/2010/11/11/book-announcement-my-imaginary-illness/#comment-59 Mon, 15 Nov 2010 03:35:04 +0000 http://womenhistoriansofmedicine.wordpress.com/?p=150#comment-59 Yoo hoo – the links don’t work! They go to Connecticut State Microsoft Exchange …

The book looks amazing. Thanks for posting this announcement!

]]> Comment on Awards: History of Nursing by Nursing Care Plan http://womenhistoriansofmedicine.wordpress.com/2010/01/08/awards-history-of-nursing/#comment-30 Sat, 20 Feb 2010 11:38:04 +0000 http://womenhistoriansofmedicine.wordpress.com/?p=51#comment-30 Nursing is a Very hard job =D

]]> Comment on Query: 50th Anniversary of the Pill by hmprescott http://womenhistoriansofmedicine.wordpress.com/2010/02/05/query-50th-anniversary-of-the-pill/#comment-26 Fri, 05 Feb 2010 16:37:31 +0000 http://womenhistoriansofmedicine.wordpress.com/?p=77#comment-26 To fill in the blanks below, Patricia Peck Gossel’s chapter in Bud, Manifesting Medicine, examines the work of David Wagner, the engineer mentioned below, and is illustrated with photos of his prototypes and other examples of pill packaging which I believe are held by the National Museum of American History.

Erin McLeary

]]> Comment on Query: 50th Anniversary of the Pill by hmprescott http://womenhistoriansofmedicine.wordpress.com/2010/02/05/query-50th-anniversary-of-the-pill/#comment-25 Fri, 05 Feb 2010 15:19:29 +0000 http://womenhistoriansofmedicine.wordpress.com/?p=77#comment-25 David Wagner is the fellow who designed the pill pak. Google “gossell packaging the pill” for an article on his work.

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]]> Comment on Query: 50th Anniversary of the Pill by hmprescott http://womenhistoriansofmedicine.wordpress.com/2010/02/05/query-50th-anniversary-of-the-pill/#comment-24 Fri, 05 Feb 2010 14:12:34 +0000 http://womenhistoriansofmedicine.wordpress.com/?p=77#comment-24 The exhibit on contraception, of which I was guest curator, is open at the Dittrick Medical History Center at Case Western Reserve University. See http://www.case.edu/affil/skuyhistcontraception/index.html
and http://www.facebook.com/pages/Cleveland-OH/Dittrick-Museum-of-Medical-History/273783990465
and dittrick.blogspot.com/. Become a Facebook fan!

Today is my LAST day at my day job (retiring–yah!), so I’d be glad to assist.

Jimmy W Meyer

]]> Comment on Query: 50th Anniversary of the Pill by Knitting Clio has been busy blogging elsewhere « Knitting Clio http://womenhistoriansofmedicine.wordpress.com/2010/02/05/query-50th-anniversary-of-the-pill/#comment-23 Fri, 05 Feb 2010 13:52:12 +0000 http://womenhistoriansofmedicine.wordpress.com/?p=77#comment-23 [...] digital history seminar. The other is Women Historians of Medicine, where we are having a lively discussion about suggestions for an exhibit honoring the 50th anniversary of the Pill that Suzanne Junod at [...]

]]> Comment on Query: 50th Anniversary of the Pill by hmprescott http://womenhistoriansofmedicine.wordpress.com/2010/02/05/query-50th-anniversary-of-the-pill/#comment-22 Fri, 05 Feb 2010 13:32:07 +0000 http://womenhistoriansofmedicine.wordpress.com/?p=77#comment-22 Hi Suzanne,

I suggest contacting Deborah Scarborough at the historical library at ACOG. Also, I the medical museum in Cleveland where the reception was held at AAHM last year (can’t remember the name of it) is putting together an exhibit on contraception. Elaine Tyler May is working on a social history of the pill so probably has material that would be relevant. Finally, a history of the pill, in my opinion, should also include Barbara Seaman’s work critiquing the FDA. See her papers at the Schlesinger Library.

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