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Katharine Rosenbaum Guest Boucot Sturgis was born in Philadelphia on 3 September 1903. She attended William Penn High School and began her pre-medical studies at the University of Pennsylvania in 1922. Her education was interrupted, however, by her marriage, the birth of two children, and a divorce. Later, Sturgis completed her undergraduate degree at Penn State University. She entered Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania in 1935 but was forced to leave school when she contracted tuberculosis. After a year of recovery, she resumed her studies and earned her medical degree in 1940.
Sturgis began her medical career as an intern at the Woman's Medical College Hospital and later accepted a residency in pulmonary diseases at Herman Kiefer Hospital in Detroit. Sturgis then returned to Philadelphia to teach at the Woman's Medical College, but she remained interested in pulmonary disease and continued to conduct research in the early detection of lung cancer and tuberculosis. Later in life, she waged a vigorous campaign to inform the public of the hazards of smoking.
Katharine R, Sturgis's connection with the College of Physicians of Philadelphia began in 1951 when she was elected a Fellow. In 1972, after more than twenty years as a member, Sturgis became the College's first woman president. A year later she was forced to retire due to health problems.
Throughout her career, Katharine R, Sturgis received numerous honors. She was elected the first woman president of the Philadelphia County Medical Society in 1967 and became president of the American College of Preventive Medicine in 1969. She was the recipient of many prestigious awards, including the Trudeau Medal, the Strittmatter Award, the Elizabeth Blackwell Award, and the Philadelphia Gimbel Award. Katharine R, Sturgis died in Philadelphia on 28 March 1987.
Biography, Presidential papers of Katharine R. Sturgis, Historical Medical Library of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia
Katharine Rosenbaum Guest Boucot Sturgis was born in Philadelphia on 3 September 1903. She attended William Penn High School and began her pre-medical studies at the University of Pennsylvania in 1922. Her education was interrupted, however, by her marriage, the birth of two children, and a divorce. Later, Sturgis completed her undergraduate degree at Penn State University. She entered Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania in 1935 but was forced to leave school when she contracted tuberculosis. After a year of recovery, she resumed her studies and earned her medical degree in 1940.
Sturgis began her medical career as an intern at the Woman's Medical College Hospital and later accepted a residency in pulmonary diseases at Herman Kiefer Hospital in Detroit. Sturgis then returned to Philadelphia to teach at the Woman's Medical College, but she remained interested in pulmonary disease and continued to conduct research in the early detection of lung cancer and tuberculosis. Later in life, she waged a vigorous campaign to inform the public of the hazards of smoking.<p>
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Katharine R, Sturgis's connection with the College of Physicians of Philadelphia began in 1951 when she was elected a Fellow. In 1972, after more than twenty years as a member, Sturgis became the College's first woman president. A year later she was forced to retire due to health problems.
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Throughout her career, Katharine R, Sturgis received numerous honors. She was elected the first woman president of the Philadelphia County Medical Society in 1967 and became president of the American College of Preventive Medicine in 1969. She was the recipient of many prestigious awards, including the Trudeau Medal, the Strittmatter Award, the Elizabeth Blackwell Award, and the Philadelphia Gimbel Award. Katharine R, Sturgis died in Philadelphia on 28 March 1987.
Medical College of Pennsylvania. Oral History Project on Women in Medicine. Transcripts of oral history project, 1977-1978 (inclusive).
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Sturgis, Katherine R. (Katherine Rosenbaum), 1903-1987
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Papers, 1911-1981 (inclusive).
Drinker, Sophie Hutchinson, 1888-1968. Papers, 1911-1981 (inclusive).
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Papers, 1911-1981 (inclusive).
Correspondence, diaries, speeches, awards, music for women's choruses, and notes and articles on women's participation in music, women's history, and women's rights comprise the collection. Included are notes, articles, and lantern slides on goddesses and priestesses, a thesis by Mary Milbank Brown on goddesses in music, and Drinker's unpublished book, Women under Colonial Laws. Correspondents include Mary Beard, Marjorie White, and the Colonial Dames of America.
Drinker, Sophie Hutchinson, 1888-1968. Papers, 1911-1981 (inclusive).
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Sturgis, Katherine R. (Katherine Rosenbaum), 1903-1987
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Presidential papers of Katharine R. Sturgis, 1925-1986 (span), 1970-1974 (bulk).
College of Physicians of Philadelphia. Office of the President. Presidential papers of Katharine R. Sturgis, 1925-1986 (span), 1970-1974 (bulk).
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Presidential papers of Katharine R. Sturgis, 1925-1986 (span), 1970-1974 (bulk).
The presidential papers of Katharine R. Sturgis span 1925 to 1986; the bulk of the collection dates from 1970 to 1974. The papers reflect the activities of the College during Sturgis' presidential term; included are records of committee meetings, lectureship administration, donations and bequests, and amendments to ordinances and by-laws. Also present is a series of correspondence with the legal counsel of the College. Series 4 provides information on lectureships and lectureship administration. Present is correspondence with lecturers, announcements, and historical notes. Also included are transcripts of lectures by Gonzalo E. Aponte, Bruno Bettelheim, Sidney Cohen, Donald B. Effler, Frank R. Ervin, Richard J. Herrnstein, Paul Kotin, Hugh L'Etang, Donald M. Small, and Stephen P. Strickland. Included in the lectureship administration records are schedules of lectures, financial statements, and membership lists of lecture committees. Records of various College committees, including the Committee on Bequests, the Greater Philadelphia Committee for Medical-Pharmaceutical Sciences, the Bicentennial Committee, the Committee on Planning, the Search Committee, and the Development Committee, are contained in Series 5. The records of the Bicentennial Committee include transcripts of lectures by Paul R. Ehrlich and René J. Dubos. Also of note are the records of the Search Committee; documented in these records is the College's 1972 search for a new executive director. Vice President John P. Hubbard is a significant correspondent. Series 6 contains miscellaneous material, including correspondence on the 1972 re-establishment of the Section on General Medicine (which had been discontinued in 1966), schedules of College meetings and events, and miscellaneous printed materials.
College of Physicians of Philadelphia. Office of the President. Presidential papers of Katharine R. Sturgis, 1925-1986 (span), 1970-1974 (bulk).
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Sturgis, Katherine R. (Katherine Rosenbaum), 1903-1987
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Additional papers, 1911-1983 (inclusive).
Drinker, Sophie Hutchinson, 1888-1967. Additional papers, 1911-1983 (inclusive).
Title:
Additional papers, 1911-1983 (inclusive).
Correspondence, diaries (1913, 1923-1935), photographs, awards, and speeches and articles on women's history and women's rights. Also included are notes and drafts of Drinker's unpublished book, Colonial Women and the Law.
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1.21 linear ft. (1 carton, 1/2 file box)
Sturgis, Katherine R. (Katherine Rosenbaum), 1903-1987
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General correspondence files of Katharine R. Sturgis, 1972-1978 (span), 1972-1973 (bulk).
College of Physicians of Philadelphia. Office of the President. General correspondence files of Katharine R. Sturgis, 1972-1978 (span), 1972-1973 (bulk).
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General correspondence files of Katharine R. Sturgis, 1972-1978 (span), 1972-1973 (bulk).
General correspondence files of Katharine R. Sturgis, primarily 1972-1973, with photographs from tenure as President of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia. Includes documentation of 1972 Louis Pasteur Wine Tasting Party and 1972 banquet held in honor of Sturgis, first woman president of the College. Correspondents include Francis C. Wood, Mark W. Allam, John L. McClenahan, Charles Fineberg, and Thaddeus L. Montgomery.
College of Physicians of Philadelphia. Office of the President. General correspondence files of Katharine R. Sturgis, 1972-1978 (span), 1972-1973 (bulk).
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