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Female Medical College of Pennsylvania Graduation Records, 1854

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Description

Female Medical College of Pennsylvania Graduation Records, 1854

Overview

This collection documents the third annual commencement of the Female Medical College of Pennsylvania, held on 21 February 1854 in Philadelphia. It includes a list of graduates and their theses, an honorary degree award, and the minutes of the faculty meeting that approved the conferral of degrees. The material is presented as a PINAX metadata file, two JPEG images (with corresponding TIFF scans) that capture the graduation list and faculty meeting minutes, and OCR transcriptions of those images.

Background

The Female Medical College of Pennsylvania, founded in 1850, was the world’s first institution dedicated to the medical education of women. The 1854 ceremony, overseen by Dean David J. Johnson, marked the college’s third annual commencement and reflected its early administrative practices and the scholarly achievements of its first cohort of female physicians.

Contents

* Graduation list – Ten graduates are named with their residences and thesis subjects: Parturition, Functions of the Skin, Medical Jurisprudence, Relations of Body and Mind, General Physiology, Ferrum, Medical Education of Women, Phthisis Pulmonalis, and De effectis lactationis mimiae. * Honorary degree – Harriet K. Hunt of Boston received an honorary Doctor of Medicine. * Faculty meeting minutes – Record the awarding of “balls” to candidates, confirmation of their passing, election of chairs for the session, and the engagement of Breiter’s Band and Musical Nona Hall for the ceremony. A notice from the Secretary of the College is also included. * Metadata – A PINAX JSON file provides descriptive information, rights statements, and provenance data.

Scope

The collection covers the year 1854, the city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and the broader geographic distribution of the graduates’ residences (Philadelphia, New York City, Phelps NY, Bristol PA, Providence RI, Attica NY, Boston MA). It documents the academic, ceremonial, and administrative aspects of the college’s early years, offering insight into the professional training of women in medicine during the mid‑19th century.

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Metadata

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The following are the names of the graduates, with their residences, and the subjects of their Theses:— Mrs. Hannah W. Ellis — Philad. — Parturition. Mrs. Henrietta W. Johnson — New York City — Functions of the Skin. Miss Maria Minnis — Phelps, Ontario Co., N.Y. — Medical Jurisprudence. Miss Almina S. Fowler — New York City — Relations of Body and Mind. Mrs. Annah N.S. Anderson — Bristol, Pa. — General Physiology. Mrs. Julia A. Beverly — Providence, R.I. — Ferrum. Miss Augusta R. Montgomery — Attica, Wyoming Co., N.Y. — Medical Education of Women. Mrs. Margaret Richardson — Philadelphia — Phthisis Pulmonalis. Mrs. Charlotte G. Adams — Boston, Mass. — De effectis lactationis mimiae. The Honorary Degree of Doctor of Medicine was conferred upon Harriet K. Hunt of Boston. The exercises were enlivened by music from Breiter's Band. Benediction by the Rev. Mrs. Cheney. The Annual Faculty party was held in the evening at Dr. Johnson's. Dr. Cornell, Rolfe and Ponceast were elected to their respective chairs for the session only. Dr. Hannah E. Longshore was Demonstrator of Anatomy, and was also appointed only for the session.

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Miss Minna Elliger received 7 White balls. Miss Elizabeth H. Bates received 6 White and 1 Black ball. Miss Elizabeth G. Shattuck received 6 White and 1 Black ball. Mrs. Lucinda R. Brown received 5 White and 2 Black balls. Therefore, all, according to the Regulations of the Faculty, were considered as having passed, and as being entitled to their degrees. Then adjourned: - present, Drs. Russell, Harvey, Kerr, Mowry, Preston and Johnson. David J. Johnson M.D., Dean. No. 30. Tuesday Feb. 21st 1854. Minutes of the last three meetings read and adopted. The Committee on the Hall for the Commencement, reported that they had engaged the Musical Nona Hall for the occasion. It was also stated that Breiteis Band of Music had been engaged for $36. The Dean stated that he had reported the names of the four successful candidates to the Corporators, and that they had empowered the President of the College to confer the degree of M.D. on the said candidates at the Third Annual Commencement. The Dean also read the following Notice from the Secretary of the College: - "Philad. Feb. 20th 1854. Dr. David J. Johnson Dean &c. Dear Sir - At a meeting of the Corporators of the Female Medical College of Pennsylvania, held on the 17th inst., Dr. K.G. Thomas of Salem, Ohio, was

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