Sarah Gertrude Banks papers, 1871-1951.
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University of Michigan. Medical School
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See the historical sketch in the finding aid for the Medical School (University of Michigan) Records. From the guide to the Medical School (University of Michigan) publications, 1849-1999, (Bentley Historical Library University of Michigan) While the University of Michigan's charters of 1817 and 1837 both called for the inclusion of medical education within the curriculum, no action was taken to carry out this mandate until 1848. On January 19 of that year the r...
Shaw, Anna Howard, 1847-1919
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Anna Howard Shaw (February 14, 1847 – July 2, 1919) was a leader of the women's suffrage movement in the United States. She was also a physician and one of the first ordained female Methodist ministers in the United States. Born in northern England in Newcastle-upon-Tyne in 1847, her family left England and immigrated to the United States. In their new country, the Shaws made several moves. After settling in the bustling port city of New Bedford, Massachusetts, they uprooted again, this time ...
Banks, Sarah Gertrude, b. 1839.
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Sarah Gertrude Banks was a native of Walled Lake, Mich. She was among the first women to be accepted in he University of Michigan Medical Department in 1870. Following her graduation, Dr. Banks was the second women physician in Detroit. She practiced medicine for half a century. Dr. Banks was long identified with the women sufferage movement, and was active in patriotic societies. She was also treasurer for the Detroit Equal Suffrage Club. From the description of Sarah Gertrude Banks...
