In 1916, a young doctor by the name of Myrtle Hinkhouse stepped onto a ship heading toward China. Years earlier, the Presbyterian Board of Foreign Missions appointed her to serve in Tengchoufu and, after studying at the Women’s Medical College in Philadelphia, she was ready to begin her work. Hinkhouse worked in China for threeContinue reading “Dr. Myrtle Hinkhouse: From China to the Iowa Women’s Archives”
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January 28: Injections, Itches, and Institutions: The Experience of Rural Medicine in Iowa, 1910-1950
The University of Iowa History of Medicine Society and the Iowa Women’s Archives invite you to hear: Injections, Itches, and Institutions: The Experience of Rural Medicine in Iowa, 1910-1950 Jennifer Gunn History of Medicine Endowed Professor Director of the Institute for Advanced Study University of Minnesota Thursday, January 28, 2016, 5:30-6:30 Medical Education ResearchContinue reading “January 28: Injections, Itches, and Institutions: The Experience of Rural Medicine in Iowa, 1910-1950”