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Portrait of Dr. Clara Marshall, Dean of Woman's Medical College, 1888-1917.

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Two Women, Two Paths: Eliza Grier and Matilda Evans

Dr. Clara Marshall was an alumna and professor of materia medica (now known as pharmacology) and general therapeutics at Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania (WMCP). During her tenure as dean from 1888-1917, she oversaw the expansion of the medical school to a four-year program, and raised funds to construct a modern lab and a teaching hospital to improve the students training.

Clara Marshall was Dean of Woman's Medical College from 1888-1917, while Eliza Grier and Matilda Evans were students.

Language: english

Item Number: p0172c

Pages: 1

Size: 20.8X16.6

Physical Collection: Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania: Photograph Collection. 1850-present. (ACC-AHC1)

Link to OPAC Record: http://innopac.library.drexel.edu/search/c?SEARCH=ACC-AHC1

Cite this source: Title of document, date. Eliza Grier and Matilda Evans: Two Women, Two Paths. Doctor or Doctress?: Explore American history through the eyes of women physicians. The Legacy Center, Drexel University College of Medicine Archives & Special Collections. Philadelphia, PA. Date of access. http://lcdc.library.drexel.edu/islandora/object/islandora:971

Marshall, Clara

Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania--Alumni and alumnae

Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania -- Deans

Philadelphia (Pa.)