Tag: Women’s History Month

Moving Forward Together: Women Educating and Inspiring Generations

The National Women’s History Alliance (NWHA)‘s theme for 2025’s Women’s History Month is Moving Forward Together! Women Educating & Inspiring Generations. This theme celebrates the collective strength and influence of women who have dedicated their lives to education, mentorship, and leadership. Through their efforts, they have served as an inspiration for all generations — both… Read more Moving Forward Together: Women Educating and Inspiring Generations

Celebrate Women's History Month

You can celebrate Women’s History Month by exploring two recent projects of the Medical History Center in Lane Library. An exhibit on Dr. Mary Bennett Ritter can be found in Lane Library and on the Library’s website. Dr. Ritter received her MD in 1886 from Cooper Medical College in San Francisco- the school that later… Read more Celebrate Women's History Month

Celebrate Women’s History Month

March is Women’s History Month! This year we are sharing information about three incredible women in the history of medicine. Read below to learn more about Dr. Rebecca Lee Crumpler–the first Black woman to receive an MD in the US, Dr. Elizabeth Yates–one of the first women to graduate from Stanford Medicine’s predecessor, Cooper Medical… Read more Celebrate Women’s History Month

Learn About Louise Bourgeois for Women’s History Month

Louise Bourgeois was the first woman to publish a book on obstetrics: Observations diverses sur la sterilité, perte de fruict, foecondité, accouchements, et maladies des femmes, & enfants nouveaux naiz. Louise Bourgeois Observations diverses sur la sterilité, perte de fruict, foecondité, accouchements, et maladies des femmes, & enfants nouveaux naiz Originally published in 1609, the Medical… Read more Learn About Louise Bourgeois for Women’s History Month

Celebrate Women’s History Month with our Online Exhibit on Adelaide Brown

Learn more about one of the first women to graduate from Cooper Medical College (the school that later became Stanford Medicine) by exploring our online exhibit. Adelaide Brown (1868-1939) received her MD degree in 1892. A public health advocate for California women, she had a lasting impact at Stanford and throughout the state. Her personal… Read more Celebrate Women’s History Month with our Online Exhibit on Adelaide Brown

March is Women's History Month

Celebrate Women’s History Month by stopping by Lane’s new exhibit “Adelaide Brown: A Stanford Medicine Pioneer,” located in the exhibit area near the entrance to Lane Library.   The exhibit recounts how this nineteenth-century graduate from Cooper Medical College (the school that later became Stanford Medicine) became an early champion of women’s health care in California. A… Read more March is Women's History Month