Kate Campbell Hurd-Mead (April 6, 1867 – January 1, 1941) was a pioneering feminist and obstetrician[1] who promoted the role of women in medicine. She wrote A History of Women in Medicine: From the Earliest of Times to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century in 1938. She was born in Danville, Quebec, Canada, and died in Haddam, Connecticut, United States.
Hurd-Mead was the eldest of three children born to Edward Payson Hurd, a practicing physician, and Sarah Elizabeth (Campbell) Hurd. In 1870, the family moved to Newburyport, Massachusetts, where she attended public schools.[2][3] She decided to study medicine out of respect for her father's career as a doctor, and on the advice of the well-respected physician, Dr. Mary Putnam Jacobi.[4] She became a student at the Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia in 1885, where in 1888 she graduated as an M.D. She became an intern at the New England Hospital for Women and Children in Boston where she studied with Dr. Marie Zakrzewska.[4] She did post-doctoral work in Paris, Stockholm, and London.[3]
On her return to America in 1890, she became the medical director for the Bryn Mawr School for Girls in Baltimore, where she instituted the school's innovative preventive health program, which included physical education and periodic medical examinations.[4] With Dr. Alice Hall, she co-founded the Evening Dispensary For Working Women and Girls,[3] the first institution in Baltimore to employ women physicians.[4] She was a strong proponent of the then new maternal hygiene and infant welfare models.[4]
Hurd-Mead was one of the founders and the consulting gynecologist at the Middlesex County Hospital in Connecticut from 1907 until her retirement in 1925.[4]
At a meeting of the Johns Hopkins Historical Club in 1890 she had become interested in the history of women physicians. She conducted extensive research and published Medical Women of America (1933) and in 1938 the first comprehensive history of women's role in medicine, A History of Women in Medicine: From the Earliest of Times to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century.[5]
She argued strongly for the real existence of Trotula, the Sicilian woman physician of the Middle Ages, who some historians had tried to argue was not a real person but a name for a collection of works.[6] Hurd-Mead is also responsible for creating the myth of Mother or Mrs Hutton and William Withering. The section on this in her book is unreferenced and appears to have been taken from a 1928 Parke Davis advertising blurb without being thoroughly checked. The purported history in that advertising blurb was false. No such person existed yet many have taken details from Hurd-Meads book and embellished it with details of their own making. Her creation of Mrs. Hutton has been raised and questioned by J. Worth-Estes, Dennis Krikler and others. Similarly, she invented an ancient Egyptian female doctor known as "Merit-Ptah," for whom there is no real evidence.[7]
Hurd-Mead died at the age of 73 in a bushfire near her home while trying to assist her caretaker who also died in the fire.[3]
Referencesedit
^Green, Monica Helen (2008). Making women's medicine masculine: the rise of male authority in pre-modern gynaecology. Oxford University Press. p. 29. ISBN978-0-19-921149-4.
^Kelly, Howard A.; Burrage, Walter L. (eds.). "Hurd, Edward Payson" . American Medical Biographies. Baltimore: The Norman, Remington Company.
^ abcde"Hurd-Mead, Kate Campbell, 1867-1941. Papers, 1939: A Finding Aid". Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America. Radcliffe College, Harvard. 1982. Retrieved 11 December 2009.
^ abcdefg"Dr.Kate Campbell Hurd-Mead". Changing the Face of Medicine. National Library of Medicine. 25 March 2004. Retrieved 11 December 2009.
^"Kate Campbell Hurd-Mead". Dinner Party Database of notable Women. Brooklyn Museum. March 21, 2007. Retrieved 11 December 2009.
^Whaley, Leigh Ann (2003). Women's history as scientists. Contemporary Issues in Science Series. Vol. 1 (A guide to the debates of Women's History as Scientists: Controversies in Science). ABC-CLIO. p. 162. ISBN1-57607-230-4.
^Wolfram Grajetzkiː "Meritptah, The World's First Female Doctor?", Ancient Egypt Magazine, Dec, 2018, Jan. 2019, pp. 24-31; similar nowː Jakub M. Kwiecinski: "Merit Ptah, 'The First Woman Physician': Crafting of a Feminist History with an Ancient Egyptian Setting", Journal of the History of Medicine and Allied Sciences, Vol. 75, No. 1 (2020). pp. 83–106, doi: 10.1093/jhmas/jrz058
Further readingedit
Appel, Toby (2014). "Writing Women into Medical History in the 1930s: Kate Campbell Hurd-Mead and "Medical Women" of the Past and Present". Bulletin of the History of Medicine. 88 (3): 457–92. doi:10.1353/bhm.2014.0050. PMID 25345770. S2CID 40271354.
Papers, 1939. Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute, Harvard University.
January 01, 1970
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Kate Campbell Hurd Mead April 6 1867 January 1 1941 was a pioneering feminist and obstetrician 1 who promoted the role of women in medicine She wrote A History of Women in Medicine From the Earliest of Times to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century in 1938 She was born in Danville Quebec Canada and died in Haddam Connecticut United States Kate Campbell Hurd MeadBorn6 April 1867 Danville Died1 January 1941 aged 73 Alma materWoman s Medical College of Pennsylvania OccupationWriter suffragist Contents 1 Life 2 References 3 Further reading 4 External linksLife editHurd Mead was the eldest of three children born to Edward Payson Hurd a practicing physician and Sarah Elizabeth Campbell Hurd In 1870 the family moved to Newburyport Massachusetts where she attended public schools 2 3 She decided to study medicine out of respect for her father s career as a doctor and on the advice of the well respected physician Dr Mary Putnam Jacobi 4 She became a student at the Woman s Medical College of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia in 1885 where in 1888 she graduated as an M D She became an intern at the New England Hospital for Women and Children in Boston where she studied with Dr Marie Zakrzewska 4 She did post doctoral work in Paris Stockholm and London 3 On her return to America in 1890 she became the medical director for the Bryn Mawr School for Girls in Baltimore where she instituted the school s innovative preventive health program which included physical education and periodic medical examinations 4 With Dr Alice Hall she co founded the Evening Dispensary For Working Women and Girls 3 the first institution in Baltimore to employ women physicians 4 She was a strong proponent of the then new maternal hygiene and infant welfare models 4 In 1893 Hurd married William Edward Mead Ph D who was professor of early English at Wesleyan University and they moved to Middletown Connecticut to be close to his university 3 4 Hurd Mead was one of the founders and the consulting gynecologist at the Middlesex County Hospital in Connecticut from 1907 until her retirement in 1925 4 She also helped to organize the Middletown District Nurses Association 1900 was vice president of the State Medical Society of Connecticut 1913 1914 president of the American Medical Women s Association and organizer of the Medical Women s International Association 1919 At a meeting of the Johns Hopkins Historical Club in 1890 she had become interested in the history of women physicians She conducted extensive research and published Medical Women of America 1933 and in 1938 the first comprehensive history of women s role in medicine A History of Women in Medicine From the Earliest of Times to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century 5 She argued strongly for the real existence of Trotula the Sicilian woman physician of the Middle Ages who some historians had tried to argue was not a real person but a name for a collection of works 6 Hurd Mead is also responsible for creating the myth of Mother or Mrs Hutton and William Withering The section on this in her book is unreferenced and appears to have been taken from a 1928 Parke Davis advertising blurb without being thoroughly checked The purported history in that advertising blurb was false No such person existed yet many have taken details from Hurd Meads book and embellished it with details of their own making Her creation of Mrs Hutton has been raised and questioned by J Worth Estes Dennis Krikler and others Similarly she invented an ancient Egyptian female doctor known as Merit Ptah for whom there is no real evidence 7 Hurd Mead died at the age of 73 in a bushfire near her home while trying to assist her caretaker who also died in the fire 3 References edit Green Monica Helen 2008 Making women s medicine masculine the rise of male authority in pre modern gynaecology Oxford University Press p 29 ISBN 978 0 19 921149 4 Kelly Howard A Burrage Walter L eds Hurd Edward Payson American Medical Biographies Baltimore The Norman Remington Company a b c d e Hurd Mead Kate Campbell 1867 1941 Papers 1939 A Finding Aid Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America Radcliffe College Harvard 1982 Retrieved 11 December 2009 a b c d e f g Dr Kate Campbell Hurd Mead Changing the Face of Medicine National Library of Medicine 25 March 2004 Retrieved 11 December 2009 Kate Campbell Hurd Mead Dinner Party Database of notable Women Brooklyn Museum March 21 2007 Retrieved 11 December 2009 Whaley Leigh Ann 2003 Women s history as scientists Contemporary Issues in Science Series Vol 1 A guide to the debates of Women s History as Scientists Controversies in Science ABC CLIO p 162 ISBN 1 57607 230 4 Wolfram Grajetzkiː Meritptah The World s First Female Doctor Ancient Egypt Magazine Dec 2018 Jan 2019 pp 24 31 similar nowː Jakub M Kwiecinski Merit Ptah The First Woman Physician Crafting of a Feminist History with an Ancient Egyptian Setting Journal of the History of Medicine and Allied Sciences Vol 75 No 1 2020 pp 83 106 doi 10 1093 jhmas jrz058Further reading editAppel Toby 2014 Writing Women into Medical History in the 1930s Kate Campbell Hurd Mead and Medical Women of the Past and Present Bulletin of the History of Medicine 88 3 457 92 doi 10 1353 bhm 2014 0050 PMID 25345770 S2CID 40271354 External links editLibrary resources about Kate Campbell Hurd Mead Resources in your library Resources in other libraries By Kate Campbell Hurd Mead Online books Resources in your library Resources in other libraries Papers 1939 Schlesinger Library Radcliffe Institute Harvard University Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kate Campbell Hurd Mead amp oldid 1214927215, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
