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@file_pinax:file {title: "Female Medical College of Pennsylvania Graduation Records, 1854", creator: ["Female Medical College of Pennsylvania", @david_j_johnson], institution: "Drexel Legacy Collections", created: @date_1854, language: "en"}
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@file_a092_001_060_jpg:file {description: "OCR minutes of the faculty meeting on 21 February 1854"}
@david_j_johnson:person {full_name: "David J. Johnson", role: "Dean", affiliation: @female_medical_college_of_pennsylvania}
@hannah_w_ellis:person {full_name: "Hannah W. Ellis", residence: @philadelphia, thesis_subject: @parturition}
@henrietta_w_johnson:person {full_name: "Henrietta W. Johnson", residence: @new_york_city, thesis_subject: @functions_of_the_skin}
@maria_minnis:person {full_name: "Maria Minnis", residence: @phelps_ny, thesis_subject: @medical_jurisprudence}
@almina_s_fowler:person {full_name: "Almina S. Fowler", residence: @new_york_city, thesis_subject: @relations_of_body_and_mind}
@annah_n_s_anderson:person {full_name: "Annah N.S. Anderson", residence: @bristol_pa, thesis_subject: @general_physiology}
@julia_a_beverly:person {full_name: "Julia A. Beverly", residence: @providence_ri, thesis_subject: @ferrum}
@augusta_r_montgomery:person {full_name: "Augusta R. Montgomery", residence: @attica_ny, thesis_subject: @medical_education_of_women}
@margaret_richardson:person {full_name: "Margaret Richardson", residence: @philadelphia, thesis_subject: @phthisis_pulmonalis}
@charlotte_g_adams:person {full_name: "Charlotte G. Adams", residence: @boston_ma, thesis_subject: @de_effectis_lactationis_mimiae}
@harriet_k_hunt:person {full_name: "Harriet K. Hunt", residence: @boston_ma, honorary_degree: true}
@minna_elliger:person {full_name: "Minna Elliger", passed: true, balls_received: "7 White"}
@elizabeth_h_bates:person {full_name: "Elizabeth H. Bates", passed: true, balls_received: "6 White, 1 Black"}
@elizabeth_g_shattuck:person {full_name: "Elizabeth G. Shattuck", passed: true, balls_received: "6 White, 1 Black"}
@lucinda_r_brown:person {full_name: "Lucinda R. Brown", passed: true, balls_received: "5 White, 2 Black"}
@dr_cornell:person {full_name: "Dr. Cornell", elected_to_chair: true, session: "only"}
@dr_rolfe:person {full_name: "Dr. Rolfe", elected_to_chair: true, session: "only"}
@dr_ponceast:person {full_name: "Dr. Ponceast", elected_to_chair: true, session: "only"}
@dr_hannah_e_longshore:person {full_name: "Hannah E. Longshore", role: "Demonstrator of Anatomy", appointed_for_session: true}
@dr_russell:person {full_name: "Dr. Russell"}
@dr_harvey:person {full_name: "Dr. Harvey"}
@dr_kerr:person {full_name: "Dr. Kerr"}
@dr_mowry:person {full_name: "Dr. Mowry"}
@dr_preston:person {full_name: "Dr. Preston"}
@dr_k_g_thomas:person {full_name: "K.G. Thomas", residence: @salem_oh}
@rev_mrs_cheney:person {full_name: "Rev. Mrs. Cheney", role: "Benediction"}
@breiters_band:organization {name: "Breiter's Band"}
@musical_nona_hall:place {name: "Musical Nona Hall"}
@committee_hall_commencement:organization {name: "Committee on the Hall for the Commencement"}
@faculty_regulations:document {title: "Regulations of the Faculty"}
@notice_secretary:document {title: "Notice from the Secretary of the College"}
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@faculty_meeting_feb_1854:event {name: "Faculty Meeting", when: @date_1854_02_21, where: @philadelphia}
@parturition:concept {description: "Study of childbirth"}
@functions_of_the_skin:concept {description: "Physiology of the skin"}
@medical_jurisprudence:concept {description: "Legal aspects of medicine"}
@relations_of_body_and_mind:concept {description: "Interaction between physical and mental health"}
@general_physiology:concept {description: "Fundamentals of physiological processes"}
@ferrum:concept {description: "Study of iron"}
@medical_education_of_women:concept {description: "Training of women in medicine"}
@phthisis_pulmonalis:concept {description: "Pulmonary tuberculosis"}
@de_effectis_lactationis_mimiae:concept {description: "Effects of lactation in mammals"}
@philadelphia:place {city: "Philadelphia", state: "Pennsylvania", country: @united_states}
@new_york_city:place {city: "New York City", state: "New York", country: @united_states}
@phelps_ny:place {city: "Phelps", county: "Ontario Co.", state: "New York", country: @united_states}
@bristol_pa:place {city: "Bristol", state: "Pennsylvania", country: @united_states}
@providence_ri:place {city: "Providence", state: "Rhode Island", country: @united_states}
@attica_ny:place {city: "Attica", county: "Wyoming Co.", state: "New York", country: @united_states}
@boston_ma:place {city: "Boston", state: "Massachusetts", country: @united_states}
@salem_oh:place {city: "Salem", state: "Ohio", country: @united_states}
@female_medical_college_of_pennsylvania:organization {name: "Female Medical College of Pennsylvania"}
@david_j_johnson -> dean of -> @female_medical_college_of_pennsylvania
@graduation_ceremony_1854:event -> conferred degree upon -> [@hannah_w_ellis, @henrietta_w_johnson, @maria_minnis, @almina_s_fowler, @annah_n_s_anderson, @julia_a_beverly, @augusta_r_montgomery, @margaret_richardson, @charlotte_g_adams]
@harriet_k_hunt -> received honorary degree at -> @graduation_ceremony_1854:event
@minna_elliger -> passed -> @graduation_ceremony_1854:event
@elizabeth_h_bates -> passed -> @graduation_ceremony_1854:event
@elizabeth_g_shattuck -> passed -> @graduation_ceremony_1854:event
@lucinda_r_brown -> passed -> @graduation_ceremony_1854:event
@dr_cornell -> elected to chair for -> @graduation_ceremony_1854:event
@dr_rolfe -> elected to chair for -> @graduation_ceremony_1854:event
@dr_ponceast -> elected to chair for -> @graduation_ceremony_1854:event
@dr_hannah_e_longshore -> demonstrated anatomy at -> @graduation_ceremony_1854:event
@rev_mrs_cheney -> gave benediction at -> @graduation_ceremony_1854:event
@breiters_band -> performed at -> @graduation_ceremony_1854:event {fee: 36, currency: "USD"}
@committee_hall_commencement -> engaged -> @musical_nona_hall {for: @graduation_ceremony_1854:event}
@committee_hall_commencement -> engaged -> @breiters_band {for: @graduation_ceremony_1854:event, fee: 36, currency: "USD"}
@faculty_meeting_feb_1854:event -> recorded in -> @file_a092_001_060_jpg
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@notice_secretary -> dated -> @date_1854_02_20
@notice_secretary -> addressed to -> @david_j_johnson
@faculty_regulations -> used to determine -> passing of candidates in @graduation_ceremony_1854:event
@dr_russell -> present at -> @faculty_meeting_feb_1854:event
@dr_harvey -> present at -> @faculty_meeting_feb_1854:event
@dr_kerr -> present at -> @faculty_meeting_feb_1854:event
@dr_mowry -> present at -> @faculty_meeting_feb_1854:event
@dr_preston -> present at -> @faculty_meeting_feb_1854:event
@david_j_johnson -> present at -> @faculty_meeting_feb_1854:event
@dr_k_g_thomas -> mentioned in -> @notice_secretary
@hannah_w_ellis -> thesis subject -> @parturition
@henrietta_w_johnson -> thesis subject -> @functions_of_the_skin
@maria_minnis -> thesis subject -> @medical_jurisprudence
@almina_s_fowler -> thesis subject -> @relations_of_body_and_mind
@annah_n_s_anderson -> thesis subject -> @general_physiology
@julia_a_beverly -> thesis subject -> @ferrum
@augusta_r_montgomery -> thesis subject -> @medical_education_of_women
@margaret_richardson -> thesis subject -> @phthisis_pulmonalis
@charlotte_g_adams -> thesis subject -> @de_effectis_lactationis_mimiaeThe 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.
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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