Gertrude L. Van Wagenen was the daughter of Anthony Van Wagenen (1852–1937), a judge and lawyer in Sioux City, Iowa, and his wife Gertrude (née Louis). She completed undergraduate studies at Iowa State University in 1913, where she majored in zoology and was a member of the Beta Zeta chapter of the Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority.[1] For a few years after graduating, she taught in Ottumwa, Iowa, and endured a case of scarlet fever, with the quarantine it required.[2] In 1918, she collected corals, anemones, and medusae as part of the Barbados-Antigua Expedition, a group of University of Iowa graduate students and faculty studying the natural history of those islands.[3] Her doctoral dissertation at the University of Iowa was titled The Coral Mussa Fragilis and Its Development.[4]
ResearchEdit
Van Wagenen was associate professor and lecturer at Yale School of Medicine, where she did pioneering work in the field of reproductive endocrinology.[5] In 1935, she established an influential early breeding colony of rhesus monkeys in Yale's Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology.[6] Over more than four decades, Gertrude van Wagenen amassed birth-to-death data on 1261 monkeys, including 600 live births, covering fifteen generations.[7] She and gynecologist John McLean Morris are considered the "discoverers" of morning-after contraception, working first with diethylstilbestrol (DES) to prevent pregnancy.[8][9][10] Van Wagenen and Morris reported their successes with monkeys and with women, respectively, at the 1966 annual meeting of the American Fertility Society.[11]
Her monographs included Embryology of the Ovary and Testis in Homo sapiens and Macaca mulatta (Yale University Press 1965), and Postnatal Development of the Ovary in Homo sapiens and Macaca mulatta and Induction of Ovulation in the Macaque (Yale University Press 1973, co-authored with Miriam E. Simpson).[citation needed]
Personal lifeEdit
Gertrude Van Wagenen married Crawford Fairbanks Failey, M.D. (1900–1981); her husband had inherited wealth, which allowed her to travel.[12] In addition to her research, Van Wagenen enjoyed traveling and collecting medical illustrations and objects, including engravings, textbooks, models, and mannequins. She was also interested in art and cultural depictions of monkeys. On a trip to Japan in 1957, she found a book, Junichiro Itani's Japanese Monkeys in Takasakiyama (1954). She sent it to a colleague, who in turn arranged for it to be translated and published in English.[13] Van Wagenen died on February 8, 1978.[14] Her collections were left to the Medical History Library at Yale.[12]
^"Class News 1913". The Iowa Alumnus. Vol. 12. Iowa City: University of Iowa Alumni Association. March 1915. p. 31.
^James, Lindsay; Simpson, Cynthia (December 2002). . Iowa City: University of Iowa Department of Geoscience. Archived from the original on 2015-04-25.
^van Wagenen, Gertrude (1920). The coral Mussa fragilis and its development (Ph.D. thesis). Iowa City: University of Iowa. OCLC 148209935.
^Rossiter, Margaret W. (1982). "Academic employment: protest and prestige". Women scientists in America: struggles and strategies to 1940. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 182, 185–186. ISBN0-8018-2443-5.
^Fridman, Eman P. (2002). "History of medical primatology". In Nadler, Ronald D. (ed.). Medical primatology: history, biological foundations and applications. London: Taylor & Francis. p. 32. ISBN0-415-27583-0.
^Johnsen, Dennis O.; Johnson, David K.; Whitney, Robert A. Jr. (2012). "History of the use of nonhuman primates in biomedical research". In Abee, Christian R.; Mansfield, Keith; Tardiff, Suzette; et al. (eds.). Nonhuman primates in biomedical research 1: biology and management (2nd ed.). London: Elsevier/Academic Press. p. 6. ISBN978-0-12-381365-7.
^Kunjappu, Mary J. (June 2011). "Pioneering studies of the 'morning-after' pill". Yale Journal of Biology and Medicine. 84 (2): 109–111. PMC3117403. PMID 21698041.
^Dutton, Diana Barbara; Preston, Thomas A.; Pfund, Nancy E. (1988). "Another use for DES: from pregnancy enhancer to pregnancy terminator". Worse than the disease: pitfalls of medical progress. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. pp. 66–67, 405. ISBN0-521-34023-3.
^Minkin, Mary Jane; Wright, Carol V. (2003). "Morning-after contraception". The Yale guide to women's reproductive health: from menarche to menopause. New Haven: Yale University Press. p. 116. ISBN0-300-09820-0.
^Prescott, Heather Munro (2011). The morning after: a history of emergency contraception in the United States. New Brunswick, N.J.: Rutgers University Press. pp. 4, 19–20, 22–24, 27, 35, 37, 58–60, 132–133, 139. ISBN978-0-8135-5162-3.
^ ab. New Haven: Cushing/Whitney Medical Library, Medical Historical Library. 2010. Archived from the original on 23 June 2011. Retrieved 16 March 2013.
^Haraway, Donna (2001). "The biopolitics of a multicultural field". In Lederman, Muriel; Bartsch, Ingrid (eds.). The gender and science reader. London: Routledge. p. 253. ISBN0-415-21357-6.
^"Deaths elsewhere: Gertrude van Wagenen". Toledo Blade. AP. February 10, 1978. p. 12.
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gertrude, wagenen, gertrude, wagenen, 1893, february, 1978, american, biologist, also, collector, anatomical, illustrations, models, from, science, service, records, smithsonian, institution, archives, born1893diedfebruary, 1978, aged, haven, connecticutnation. Gertrude L Van Wagenen 1893 February 8 1978 was an American biologist She was also a collector of anatomical illustrations and models Gertrude Van WagenenGertrude Van Wagenen from the Science Service Records Smithsonian Institution Archives Born1893DiedFebruary 8 1978 aged 86 87 New Haven ConnecticutNationalityAmericanAlma materIowa State UniversityUniversity of IowaKnown forEndocrinologySpouseCrawford Fairbanks Failey MDScientific careerFieldsBiologyThesisThe Coral Mussa Fragilis and Its Development 1920 Contents 1 Early life 2 Research 3 Personal life 4 ReferencesEarly life EditGertrude L Van Wagenen was the daughter of Anthony Van Wagenen 1852 1937 a judge and lawyer in Sioux City Iowa and his wife Gertrude nee Louis She completed undergraduate studies at Iowa State University in 1913 where she majored in zoology and was a member of the Beta Zeta chapter of the Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority 1 For a few years after graduating she taught in Ottumwa Iowa and endured a case of scarlet fever with the quarantine it required 2 In 1918 she collected corals anemones and medusae as part of the Barbados Antigua Expedition a group of University of Iowa graduate students and faculty studying the natural history of those islands 3 Her doctoral dissertation at the University of Iowa was titled The Coral Mussa Fragilis and Its Development 4 Research EditVan Wagenen was associate professor and lecturer at Yale School of Medicine where she did pioneering work in the field of reproductive endocrinology 5 In 1935 she established an influential early breeding colony of rhesus monkeys in Yale s Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology 6 Over more than four decades Gertrude van Wagenen amassed birth to death data on 1261 monkeys including 600 live births covering fifteen generations 7 She and gynecologist John McLean Morris are considered the discoverers of morning after contraception working first with diethylstilbestrol DES to prevent pregnancy 8 9 10 Van Wagenen and Morris reported their successes with monkeys and with women respectively at the 1966 annual meeting of the American Fertility Society 11 Her monographs included Embryology of the Ovary and Testis inHomo sapiensandMacaca mulatta Yale University Press 1965 and Postnatal Development of the Ovary inHomo sapiensandMacaca mulatta and Induction of Ovulation in the Macaque Yale University Press 1973 co authored with Miriam E Simpson citation needed Personal life EditGertrude Van Wagenen married Crawford Fairbanks Failey M D 1900 1981 her husband had inherited wealth which allowed her to travel 12 In addition to her research Van Wagenen enjoyed traveling and collecting medical illustrations and objects including engravings textbooks models and mannequins She was also interested in art and cultural depictions of monkeys On a trip to Japan in 1957 she found a book Junichiro Itani s Japanese Monkeys in Takasakiyama 1954 She sent it to a colleague who in turn arranged for it to be translated and published in English 13 Van Wagenen died on February 8 1978 14 Her collections were left to the Medical History Library at Yale 12 References Edit van Wagenen Gertrude December 1912 Beta Zeta Iowa State University The Key Columbus Ohio Kappa Kappa Gamma 29 4 456 hdl 2027 mdp 39015075963077 Class News 1913 The Iowa Alumnus Vol 12 Iowa City University of Iowa Alumni Association March 1915 p 31 James Lindsay Simpson Cynthia December 2002 University of Iowa Barbados Antigua Expedition April 23rd 1918 Iowa City University of Iowa Department of Geoscience Archived from the original on 2015 04 25 van Wagenen Gertrude 1920 The coral Mussa fragilis and its development Ph D thesis Iowa City University of Iowa OCLC 148209935 Rossiter Margaret W 1982 Academic employment protest and prestige Women scientists in America struggles and strategies to 1940 Baltimore Johns Hopkins University Press pp 182 185 186 ISBN 0 8018 2443 5 Fridman Eman P 2002 History of medical primatology In Nadler Ronald D ed Medical primatology history biological foundations and applications London Taylor amp Francis p 32 ISBN 0 415 27583 0 Johnsen Dennis O Johnson David K Whitney Robert A Jr 2012 History of the use of nonhuman primates in biomedical research In Abee Christian R Mansfield Keith Tardiff Suzette et al eds Nonhuman primates in biomedical research 1 biology and management 2nd ed London Elsevier Academic Press p 6 ISBN 978 0 12 381365 7 Kunjappu Mary J June 2011 Pioneering studies of the morning after pill Yale Journal of Biology and Medicine 84 2 109 111 PMC 3117403 PMID 21698041 Dutton Diana Barbara Preston Thomas A Pfund Nancy E 1988 Another use for DES from pregnancy enhancer to pregnancy terminator Worse than the disease pitfalls of medical progress Cambridge Cambridge University Press pp 66 67 405 ISBN 0 521 34023 3 Minkin Mary Jane Wright Carol V 2003 Morning after contraception The Yale guide to women s reproductive health from menarche to menopause New Haven Yale University Press p 116 ISBN 0 300 09820 0 Prescott Heather Munro 2011 The morning after a history of emergency contraception in the United States New Brunswick N J Rutgers University Press pp 4 19 20 22 24 27 35 37 58 60 132 133 139 ISBN 978 0 8135 5162 3 a b Other early collectors and donors New Haven Cushing Whitney Medical Library Medical Historical Library 2010 Archived from the original on 23 June 2011 Retrieved 16 March 2013 Haraway Donna 2001 The biopolitics of a multicultural field In Lederman Muriel Bartsch Ingrid eds The gender and science reader London Routledge p 253 ISBN 0 415 21357 6 Deaths elsewhere Gertrude van Wagenen Toledo Blade AP February 10 1978 p 12 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Gertrude Van Wagenen amp oldid 1112521294, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
