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The physiology of woman, embracing girlhood, maternity, and mature age, with essays on the "Coeducation of the sexes in medicine," "The physiological basis of education," "Temperance from a physician's point of view, and "A plea for moderation."

Publication Details

Chicago, IL: Cushing, Thomas & Company, 1880 CE.

Stevenson was the first woman member of the American Medical Association (AMA), the first woman appointed on the Illinois State Board of Health, and the first woman to be on staff at the Cook County Hospital in Chicago. Digital facsimile of the 1882 3rd edition from the U.S. National Library of Medicine at this link.

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Entry Number#13169
Permanent Linkhttps://staging.historyofmedicine.com/entry/15429
Author Bio LinkWikipedia ↗
External URLthe-physiology-of-woman-embracing-girlhood-maternity-and-mature-age-with-essays-on-the-coeducation-of-the-sexs-in-medicine-the-physiological-basis-of-education-temperance-from-a-physicians-point-of-view-and-a-plea-for-moderation

Geographic Context

Publication place: Chicago, IL