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WGBH Forum Network; Lucy Ellen Sewall and the MA Infant Asylum
06/07/2007
Lucy Ellen Sewall and the MA Infant Asylum Martha N. Gardner, professor, history, MA College of Pharmacy Dubbed as the first 'girl of fortune and family' to gain her medical degree, Lucy Ellen Sewall was among a cohort of women who strove for excellence and recognition in Boston's medical and reform community in the late nineteenth century. Using the example of her charitable work caring for patients at the Massachusetts Infant Asylum, Gardner explores Sewall's medical and social attitudes, as well as the complicated position that women held in the field.
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- Lucy Ellen Sewall and the MA Infant Asylum
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3567
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LUCY ELLEN SEWALL AND THE MA INFANT ASYLUM MARTHA N. GARDNER, PROFESSOR, HISTORY, MA COLLEGE OF PHARMACY
DUBBED AS THE FIRST 'GIRL OF FORTUNE AND FAMILY' TO GAIN HER MEDICAL DEGREE, LUCY ELLEN SEWALL WAS AMONG A COHORT OF WOMEN WHO STROVE FOR EXCELLENCE AND RECOGNITION IN BOSTON'S MEDICAL AND REFORM COMMUNITY IN THE LATE NINETEENTH CENTURY. USING THE EXAMPLE OF HER CHARITABLE WORK CARING FOR PATIENTS AT THE MASSACHUSETTS INFANT ASYLUM, GARDNER EXPLORES SEWALL'S MEDICAL AND SOCIAL ATTITUDES, AS WELL AS THE COMPLICATED POSITION THAT WOMEN HELD IN THE FIELD.
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- Chicago: “WGBH Forum Network; Lucy Ellen Sewall and the MA Infant Asylum,” 06/07/2007, WGBH Media Library & Archives, accessed September 24, 2018, http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_4C34D9C542C34F1A85C52CC6A4C39ED9.
- MLA: “WGBH Forum Network; Lucy Ellen Sewall and the MA Infant Asylum.” 06/07/2007. WGBH Media Library & Archives. Web. September 24, 2018. <http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_4C34D9C542C34F1A85C52CC6A4C39ED9>.
- APA: WGBH Forum Network; Lucy Ellen Sewall and the MA Infant Asylum. Boston, MA: WGBH Media Library & Archives. Retrieved from http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_4C34D9C542C34F1A85C52CC6A4C39ED9