Oral history interview with Frances H. Stewart, 1977. 1977

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Oral history interview with Frances H. Stewart, 1977. 1977

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Stewart briefly discusses her experience in medical school at the Washington University School of Medicine, her remembrances of professor Ernest Sachs, and her internship at St. Louis Maternity Hospital. Stewart recounts the beginning of the first contraceptive clinic in St. Louis, the Maternal Health Association of Missouri (later Planned Parenthood of St. Louis), and some of its founders, Frederick J. Taussig, Robert J. Crossen, and Helen Buss. She also recalls her work at the clinic and its development over the years. The interview concludes with a discussion about problems with medical malpractice insurance and the rising cost of medical care.

Transcript : 19 leaves.Sound recording : 1 sound cassette (32 min.) : analog.Sound recording : 1 sound tape reel (32 min.) : analog.

Washington University in St. Louis, Bernard Becker Medical Library

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Washington University in St. Louis, Bernard Becker Medical Library

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Washington University (Saint Louis, Mo.). School of Medicine.

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Massa, William R.

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Stewart, Frances H., 1904-1987,

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Physician (1904-1987). Stewart received her medical degree from the Washington University School of Medicine in 1927 and practiced as an obstetrician and gynecologist in St. Louis for over 50 years. Interested in family planning and prenatal care, Stewart served as medical director of Planned Parenthood of St. Louis and on the clinical faculty of the Washington University School of Medicine. From the description of Oral history interview with Frances H. Stewart, 1977. 1977 (Washingto...

Taussig, Frederick J. (Frederick Joseph), 1872-1943

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Dr. Frederick J. Taussig (1872-1943) was a gynecologist and professor of clinical obstetrics at Washington University Medical School who became a mentor to generations of students beginning in 1907. He earned an A.B. at Harvard in 1893 and an M.D. in 1898 at St. Louis Medical College, a forerunner of the Washington University Medical Department. After an internship at the St. Louis City Hospital for Women where he was also assistant superintendant, Taussig interned in gynecology at ...

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