There is over a 30% chance that a female physician will treat you today. Statistics show that women constitute most doctors who are 35 years old. This presentation traces the progress of women in the medical profession, beginning with Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell, America’s first trained female physician. Aronson outlines women’s progress, and the tremendous impact made by ten famous female physicians.

Scholar: Marilyn Carlson Aronson

Sponsored by: Edith B. Siegrist Vermillion Public Library

For more information, contact: Kaia Brose <kaia.brose@vermillionpubliclibrary.org>