Triple triumph: Three women in medicine

Authors

Editor(s)

Samuel Gorovitz, Syracuse University

Cathryn R. Newton, Syracuse University

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Publication Date

2017

Keywords

women's studies, history of science, diversity and inclusion, Women in science, trends in medicine

e-ISBN

978-1-68445-001-5

Disciplines

History of Gender | History of Science, Technology, and Medicine | Medical Humanities | Women's Studies

Description

Triple triumph: Three women in medicine is the story of three physicians.

Three physicians, all women, each perceived serious unmet needs in their fields, and envisioned imaginative approaches to meeting those needs. Each encountered resistance, discouragement, and obstruction from the traditional, male-dominated departments in which they worked. These powerful pioneers, undeterred, created programs that earned the highest levels of national distinction and acclaim. Their work and their names are now legendary—in geriatric medicine, in the treatment of breast cancer, and in diabetes research and treatment. Their stories differ, but the commonalities help us understand why constructive change is often so hard-won, and what it takes in commitment, courage, and tenacity to triumph in the end. Sharon Brangman, Patricia Numann, and Ruth Weinstock are inspiring heroes, from whom we can all learn essential lessons.

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Syracuse Unbound is a collaboration between SU Press and SU Libraries in support of Open Access publishing.

ISBN

978-1-68445-000-8

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This work is open-access; licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 International License.

Published by Syracuse Unbound, a joint imprint of Syracuse University Libraries and Syracuse University Press © 2017 Samuel Gorovitz and Cathryn R. Newton

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Recommended Citation

Gorovitz, Samuel, and Newton, Cathryn R., eds., Triple triumph: Three women in medicine: Syracuse, New York, Syracuse Unbound; Syracuse University Libraries and Syracuse University Press, 48 p., https://doi.org/10.14305/sub.9781684450015

Recommended Citation for This Chapter:
Newton, Cathryn R., and Gorovitz, Samuel, 2017, Lessons for the future of women in medicine: against the odds and transforming the odds, in Gorovitz, Samuel, and Newton, Cathryn R., eds., Triple triumph: Three women in medicine: Syracuse, New York, Syracuse Unbound; Syracuse University Libraries and Syracuse University Press, 48 p., https://doi.org/10.14305/sub.9781684450015

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This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-No Derivative Works 4.0 International License.

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Syracuse Unbound; Syracuse University Libraries and Syracuse University Press

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Syracuse, NY