McGee, Anita Newcomb, 1864-1940

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Dates:
Birth 1864-11-04
Death 1940-10-05
Japanese, English,

Biographical notes:

Anthropologist and physician; director of the Daughters of the American Revolution Hospital Corps which became the Red Cross; organized the Army Nurse Corps in 1901; b. Anita Newcomb; married William John McGee.

From the description of McGee collection, 1904-1908. (Armed Forces Institute of Pathology Association Library). WorldCat record id: 70944096

Anthropologist and physician.

From the description of Papers of Anita Newcomb McGee, 1688-1932. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79451723

Biographical Note

1864, Nov. 4 Born, Washington, D.C. 1888 Married W. J. McGee (died 1912) 1892 Received medical degree, Columbian College, Washington, D.C. 1892 1896 Private practice, Washington, D.C. 1898 Appointed acting assistant surgeon general in charge of army under the Army Surgeon General Department Founded Society of Spanish-American War Nurses 1904 1905 Led group of volunteer nurses to Japan, establishing a field hospital for the Imperial Japanese Army and serving as military medical attaché and observer with the Japanese Army in Manchuria. 1940, Oct. 5 Died, Washington, D.C.

From the guide to the Anita Newcomb McGee Papers, 1688-1932, (bulk 1869-1932), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)

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Subjects:

  • Anthropology
  • Anthropology
  • Collective settlements
  • Communal living
  • Hygiene
  • Medicine
  • Medicine
  • Medicine
  • Prisoners of war
  • Prisoners of war
  • Russo
  • Shakers
  • Spanish

Occupations:

  • Anthropologists
  • Physicians
  • Women physicians

Places:

  • Japan (as recorded)
  • United States (as recorded)
  • Russia (as recorded)

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