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@file_pinax -> documents -> @thesis_examinations_collection:document {description: "Metadata record for thesis examinations and commencement 1855‑1856", created: @date_1855, subjects: ["Medical education","Thesis examinations","Commencement ceremonies","Women in medicine"]}
@female_medical_college_of_pennsylvania:organization {full_name: "Female Medical College of Pennsylvania", location: @philadelphia:place}
@philadelphia:place {state: @pennsylvania, country: @united_states}
@ellwood_harvey:person {full_name: "Ellwood Harvey", role: "Dean of the Faculty", affiliation: @female_medical_college_of_pennsylvania}
@dr_fussell:person {full_name: "Dr. Fussell", role: "Faculty", affiliation: @female_medical_college_of_pennsylvania}
@dr_thomas:person {full_name: "Dr. Thomas", role: "Faculty, Treasurer", affiliation: @female_medical_college_of_pennsylvania}
@dr_preston:person {full_name: "Dr. Preston", role: "Faculty", affiliation: @female_medical_college_of_pennsylvania}
@dr_kerr:person {full_name: "Dr. Mark G. Kerr", role: "Professor", affiliation: @female_medical_college_of_pennsylvania}
@dr_ann_preston:person {full_name: "Ann Preston", role: "Faculty", affiliation: @female_medical_college_of_pennsylvania}
@clinton_gillingham:person {full_name: "Clinton Gillingham", role: "Faculty", affiliation: @female_medical_college_of_pennsylvania}
@dr_herr:person {full_name: "Dr. Herr", role: "Faculty", affiliation: @female_medical_college_of_pennsylvania}
@dr_birdsell:person {full_name: "Dr. Birdsell", role: "Faculty", affiliation: @female_medical_college_of_pennsylvania}
@dr_russell:person {full_name: "Dr. Russell", role: "Faculty", affiliation: @female_medical_college_of_pennsylvania}
@dr_gilchrist:person {full_name: "Dr. Gilchrist", role: "Faculty", affiliation: @female_medical_college_of_pennsylvania}
@charles_cleveland:person {full_name: "Prof. Charles D. Cleveland", role: "President of the Corporation", affiliation: @female_medical_college_of_pennsylvania}
@mark_kerr:person {full_name: "Prof. Mark G. Kerr", role: "Professor", affiliation: @female_medical_college_of_pennsylvania}
@emeline_horton_cleveland:person {full_name: "Mrs. Emeline Horton Cleveland", role: "Student"}
@jane_v_heala:person {full_name: "Mrs. Jane V. Heala", role: "Student"}
@samantha_s_arivison:person {full_name: "Mrs. Samantha S. Arivison", role: "Student"}
@mary_e_smith:person {full_name: "Mrs. Mary E. Smith", role: "Student"}
@emily_a_barney:person {full_name: "Mrs. Emily A. Barney", role: "Student"}
@phila_o_wilmarth:person {full_name: "Mrs. Phila O. Wilmarth", role: "Student"}
@eliza_ls_thomas:person {full_name: "Mrs. Eliza L.S. Thomas", role: "Student"}
@elizabeth_collins:person {full_name: "Miss Elizabeth Collins", role: "Student"}
@debbie_a_hughes:person {full_name: "Miss Debbie A. Hughes", role: "Student"}
@laura_j_ross:person {full_name: "Miss Laura J. Ross", role: "Student"}
@jane_l_starr:person {full_name: "Miss Jane L. Starr", role: "Student"}
@samantha_sabina_nivison:person {full_name: "Miss Samantha Sabina Nivison", role: "Student"}
@mary_elizabeth_smith:person {full_name: "Miss Mary Elizabeth Smith", role: "Student"}
@phila_osgood_welmarth:person {full_name: "Mrs. Phila Osgood Welmarth", role: "Student"}
@secreting_glands:concept {description: "Physiological study of secretory glands"}
#--- Minutes and Events ---------------------------------------------------------
@file_a092_001_082_jpg -> documents -> @minutes_feb_15_1855:document {date: @date_1855_02_15, type: "Faculty meeting minutes"}
@file_a092_001_082_jpg -> documents -> @minutes_feb_19_1855:document {date: @date_1855_02_19, type: "Faculty meeting minutes"}
@examination_feb_15_1855:event {description: "Thesis examination meeting", when: @date_1855_02_15, where: @female_medical_college_of_pennsylvania}
@examination_feb_19_1855:event {description: "Thesis examination meeting", when: @date_1855_02_19, where: @female_medical_college_of_pennsylvania}
@examination_feb_15_1855:event -> attended by -> [@dr_fussell, @dr_thomas, @dr_preston, @dr_kerr, @ellwood_harvey]
@examination_feb_15_1855:event -> reported favorably on thesis of -> @emeline_horton_cleveland {by: @dr_fussell}
@examination_feb_15_1855:event -> reported favorably on thesis of -> @samantha_sabina_nivison {by: @dr_thomas}
@examination_feb_15_1855:event -> reported favorably on thesis of -> @mary_e_smith {by: @dr_preston}
@examination_feb_15_1855:event -> adjourned to -> @date_1855_02_19
@examination_feb_19_1855:event -> attended by -> [@ellwood_harvey, @dr_fussell, @dr_preston, @dr_kerr, @dr_thomas, @clinton_gillingham]
@examination_feb_19_1855:event -> thesis referred -> @emily_a_barney {topic: @secreting_glands, referred_to: @ann_preston}
@examination_feb_19_1855:event -> thesis retained for examination -> @phila_o_wilmarth {by: @ellwood_harvey}
@examination_feb_19_1855:event -> reported favorably on thesis of -> @emily_a_barney {by: @dr_preston}
@examination_feb_19_1855:event -> reported favorably on thesis of -> @phila_o_wilmarth {by: @ellwood_harvey}
@examination_feb_19_1855:event -> admitted to examination -> [@samantha_sabina_nivison, @emily_a_barney, @phila_o_wilmarth]
@file_a092_001_083_jpg -> documents -> @minutes_feb_21_1855:document {date: @date_1855_02_21}
@examination_feb_21_1855:event {description: "Candidates’ examinations scheduled to commence", when: @date_1855_02_21}
@examination_feb_21_1855:event -> resolved -> {action: "examinations to commence on Wednesday the 21st"}
@file_a092_001_083_jpg -> documents -> @minutes_feb_20_1855:document {date: @date_1855_02_20}
@examination_feb_20_1855:event {description: "Faculty meeting – degree election", when: @date_1855_02_20}
@examination_feb_20_1855:event -> elected -> @eliza_ls_thomas {by: "ballot", result: "MD degree"}
@examination_feb_20_1855:event -> appointed -> @eliza_ls_thomas {position: "Demonstrator of Anatomy"}
@file_a092_001_085_jpg -> documents -> @minutes_mar_2_1855:document {date: @date_1855_03_02}
@examination_mar_2_1855:event {description: "Faculty meeting – announcement draft", when: @date_1855_03_02}
@examination_mar_2_1855:event -> draft adopted -> true
@file_a092_001_085_jpg -> documents -> @minutes_mar_6_1855:document {date: @date_1855_03_06}
@examination_mar_6_1855:event {description: "Faculty ballot for candidates", when: @date_1855_03_06}
@examination_mar_6_1855:event -> ballot result -> [
{candidate: @emeline_horton_cleveland, white: 66, black: 4},
{candidate: @jane_v_heala, white: 45, black: 25},
{candidate: @samantha_s_arivison, white: 57, black: 13},
{candidate: @mary_e_smith, white: 59, black: 11},
{candidate: @emily_a_barney, white: 56, black: 14},
{candidate: @phila_o_wilmarth, white: 54, black: 16},
{candidate: @eliza_ls_thomas, white: 67, black: 3}
]
@file_a092_001_086_jpg -> documents -> @commencement_mar_10_1855:document {date: @date_1855_03_10, type: "Commencement program"}
@commencement_mar_10_1855:event {description: "Fourth Annual Commencement", when: @date_1855_03_10, where: @female_medical_college_of_pennsylvania}
@commencement_mar_10_1855:event -> conferred degree -> [@emeline_horton_cleveland, @samantha_sabina_nivison, @mary_elizabeth_smith, @eliza_ls_thomas, @emily_a_barney, @phila_osgood_welmarth]
@commencement_mar_10_1855:event -> president -> @charles_cleveland
@commencement_mar_10_1855:event -> benediction address -> @mark_kerr
@file_a092_001_095_jpg -> documents -> @minutes_feb_1_1856:document {date: @date_1856_02_01}
@examination_feb_1_1856:event {description: "Faculty meeting – clinic report & finances", when: @date_1856_02_01}
@examination_feb_1_1856:event -> reported diseases treated -> 110 {by: @dr_thomas}
@examination_feb_1_1856:event -> bill paid -> {payee: "H. Birnbacher", amount: 27.81, by: @dr_thomas}
@file_a092_001_095_jpg -> documents -> @minutes_feb_8_1856:document {date: @date_1856_02_08}
@examination_feb_8_1856:event {description: "Faculty meeting – no business", when: @date_1856_02_08}
@file_a092_001_095_jpg -> documents -> @minutes_feb_15_1856:document {date: @date_1856_02_15}
@examination_feb_15_1856:event {description: "Inaugural theses received", when: @date_1856_02_15}
@examination_feb_15_1856:event -> theses received -> [@elizabeth_collins, @debbie_a_hughes, @laura_j_ross, @jane_l_starr]
@examination_feb_15_1856:event -> thesis topic -> { @elizabeth_collins: "Oxygen", @debbie_a_hughes: "Carcinoma", @laura_j_ross: "Phthisis Pulmonalis", @jane_l_starr: "Scarletina }
@examination_feb_15_1856:event -> referred to professor -> {
@elizabeth_collins: @clinton_gillingham,
@debbie_a_hughes: @dr_herr,
@laura_j_ross: @dr_farnell,
@jane_l_starr: @dr_birdsell
}
@examination_feb_15_1856:event -> bill for glass paid -> {amount: 11.55, by: @dr_thomas}
@file_a092_001_096_jpg -> documents -> @minutes_feb_22_1856:document {date: @date_1856_02_22}
@examination_feb_22_1856:event {description: "Ballot for thesis candidates", when: @date_1856_02_22}
@examination_feb_22_1856:event -> ballot result -> [
{candidate: @elizabeth_collins, white: 61, black: 9},
{candidate: @debbie_a_hughes, white: 57, black: 13},
{candidate: @laura_j_ross, white: 61, black: 9},
{candidate: @jane_l_starr, white: 62, black: 8}
]
@examination_feb_22_1856:event -> recommendation -> "recommended to corporators for MD degree"
@examination_feb_22_1856:event -> decision -> "degrees to be conferred privately"
@file_a092_001_096_jpg -> documents -> @minutes_feb_25_1856:document {date: @date_1856_02_25}
@examination_feb_25_1856:event {description: "Planning degree conferral and committee appointment", when: @date_1856_02_25}
@examination_feb_25_1856:event -> degree conferral scheduled -> {date: @date_1856_02_28, location: "Faculty‑Room", time: "15:00"}
@examination_feb_25_1856:event -> committee appointed -> @beneficiaries_committee:organization {members: [@dr_russell, @ellwood_harvey, @dr_preston]}
@file_a092_001_097_jpg -> documents -> @minutes_feb_28_1856:document {date: @date_1856_02_28}
@examination_feb_28_1856:event {description: "Degree conferral ceremony", when: @date_1856_02_28, where: "Faculty‑Room"}
@examination_feb_28_1856:event -> degrees conferred -> [@elizabeth_collins, @debbie_a_hughes, @laura_j_ross, @jane_l_starr]
@examination_feb_28_1856:event -> presided by -> @charles_cleveland
@examination_feb_28_1856:event -> resolutions passed -> [
{text: "Acknowledgement of Dr. Thomas’s service as Treasurer"},
{text: "Copy of resolutions to be presented to Dr. Thomas"},
{text: "Prof. Gillingham appointed Treasurer pro tempore"}
]
@examination_feb_28_1856:event -> Dr. Thomas paid balance -> {to: @ellwood_harvey, amount: "balance", role: "Treasurer"}
@examination_feb_28_1856:event -> Dr. Thomas resigned professorship -> {effective: "close of session"}
#--- Financial Transactions -----------------------------------------------------
@dr_thomas -> paid -> @bill_hirnbacher:document {amount: 27.81, date: @date_1856_02_01}
@dr_thomas -> paid -> @bill_glass:document {amount: 11.55, date: @date_1856_02_15}
@dr_thomas -> paid -> @bill_ziegenfus_carver:document {amount: 55, date: @date_1855_02_21, payee: "Ziegenfus & Carver"}
#--- Committee -----------------------------------------------------------------
@beneficiaries_committee:organization {full_name: "Beneficiaries Committee", appointed_by: @ellwood_harvey, members: [@dr_russell, @ellwood_harvey, @dr_preston]}
#--- Additional Relationships --------------------------------------------------
@ellwood_harvey -> chaired -> @minutes_feb_15_1855
@ellwood_harvey -> chaired -> @minutes_feb_19_1855
@ellwood_harvey -> chaired -> @minutes_feb_21_1855
@ellwood_harvey -> chaired -> @minutes_feb_20_1855
@ellwood_harvey -> chaired -> @minutes_mar_2_1855
@ellwood_harvey -> chaired -> @minutes_mar_6_1855
@ellwood_harvey -> chaired -> @commencement_mar_10_1855
@ellwood_harvey -> chaired -> @minutes_feb_1_1856
@ellwood_harvey -> chaired -> @minutes_feb_8_1856
@ellwood_harvey -> chaired -> @minutes_feb_15_1856
@ellwood_harvey -> chaired -> @minutes_feb_22_1856
@ellwood_harvey -> chaired -> @minutes_feb_25_1856
@ellwood_harvey -> chaired -> @minutes_feb_28_1856
@dr_thomas -> role -> "Treasurer" {start: @date_1855, end: @date_1856_02_28}
@dr_thomas -> resigned -> @date_1856_02_28
@dr_preston -> reported favorably on thesis of -> @emeline_horton_cleveland {date: @date_1855_02_15}
@dr_fussell -> reported favorably on thesis of -> @emeline_horton_cleveland {date: @date_1855_02_15}
@dr_thomas -> reported favorably on thesis of -> @samantha_sabina_nivison {date: @date_1855_02_15}
@dr_preston -> reported favorably on thesis of -> @emily_a_barney {date: @date_1855_02_19}
@ellwood_harvey -> reported favorably on thesis of -> @phila_o_wilmarth {date: @date_1855_02_19}
@dr_ann_preston -> received thesis referral -> @emily_a_barney {date: @date_1855_02_19}
@clinton_gillingham -> received thesis referral -> @elizabeth_collins {date: @date_1856_02_15}
@dr_herr -> received thesis referral -> @debbie_a_hughes {date: @date_1856_02_15}
@dr_farnell -> received thesis referral -> @laura_j_ross {date: @date_1856_02_15}
@dr_birdsell -> received thesis referral -> @jane_l_starr {date: @date_1856_02_15}Click to expand and load individual components
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