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@female_medical_college_of_pennsylvania:organization {founded: @date_1850_06_25, later_name: "Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania"}
@nathaniel_r_moseley:person {full_name: "Nathaniel R. Moseley"}
@david_j_johnson:person {full_name: "David J. Johnson"}
@musaeum_fund_hall:place {address: "Locust St, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania", city: @philadelphia}
@first_commencement:event {description: "First commencement ceremony of the Female Medical College of Pennsylvania", when: @date_1851_12_30, where: @musaeum_fund_hall, audience_estimate: {total: 2000, medical_students: 500}}
@faculty_meeting_jan1852:event {description: "Faculty meeting following the first commencement", when: @date_1852_01_01, where: @musaeum_fund_hall}
@phoebe_m_way:person {full_name: "Phoebe M. Way"}
@anna_m_langshore:person {full_name: "Anna M. Langshore"}
@hannah_langshore:person {full_name: "Hannah Langshore"}
@ann_preston:person {full_name: "Ann Preston"}
@angenette_a_hunt:person {full_name: "Angenette A. Hunt"}
@m_a_sarvim:person {full_name: "M. A. Sarvim"}
@susanna_h_ellis:person {full_name: "Susanna H. Ellis"}
@frances_s_mitchell:person {full_name: "Frances S. Mitchell"}
@m_w_dickson:person {full_name: "M. W. Dickson"}
@dr_foster:person {full_name: "Dr. Foster"}
@livezey:person {full_name: "Livezey"}
@j_l_longshore:person {full_name: "J. L. Longshore"}
@md_degree:concept {name: "M.D.", field: "Medicine"}
@white_ball:concept {meaning: "honorary distinction"}
@black_ball:concept {meaning: "distinction indicating a different academic outcome"}
@file_pinax:file {title: "Female Medical College of Pennsylvania 1851 Commencement Records", created: @date_1851_12_30, language: "en", institution: "Drexel Legacy Collections"}
@file_a092_001_028_jpg:file {title: "OCR page of faculty meeting Jan 1 1852", created: @date_1852_01_01}
@file_a092_001_028_tif:file {title: "Image of page 028"}
@female_medical_college_of_pennsylvania -> held -> @first_commencement
@first_commencement -> conferred degree -> @md_degree {recipients: [@phoebe_m_way, @anna_m_langshore, @hannah_langshore, @ann_preston, @angenette_a_hunt, @m_a_sarvim, @susanna_h_ellis, @frances_s_mitchell]}
@first_commencement -> awarded_ball -> @white_ball {recipients: [@anna_m_langshore, @hannah_langshore, @ann_preston, @angenette_a_hunt, @m_a_sarvim, @frances_s_mitchell]}
@first_commencement -> awarded_ball -> @black_ball {recipients: [@phoebe_m_way, @susanna_h_ellis]}
@phoebe_m_way -> received -> @md_degree {when: @date_1851_12_30}
@anna_m_langshore -> received -> @md_degree {when: @date_1851_12_30}
@hannah_langshore -> received -> @md_degree {when: @date_1851_12_30}
@ann_preston -> received -> @md_degree {when: @date_1851_12_30}
@angenette_a_hunt -> received -> @md_degree {when: @date_1851_12_30}
@m_a_sarvim -> received -> @md_degree {when: @date_1851_12_30}
@susanna_h_ellis -> received -> @md_degree {when: @date_1851_12_30}
@frances_s_mitchell -> received -> @md_degree {when: @date_1851_12_30}
@faculty_meeting_jan1852 -> present -> [@m_w_dickson, @dr_foster, @david_j_johnson, @livezey, @j_l_longshore, @nathaniel_r_moseley]
@file_pinax -> creator -> [@female_medical_college_of_pennsylvania, @nathaniel_r_moseley, @david_j_johnson]
@file_pinax -> documents -> @first_commencement
@file_a092_001_028_jpg -> documents -> @faculty_meeting_jan18521st of January 1852 Carried. [Present at this meeting, Drs. Dickeson, Foster, Johnson, Livezey, Longshore & Moseley]. [Philadelphia Dec. - 1857]. Miss Phoebe M Way, Anna M Langshore, Hannah & Langshore, Ann Preston, Angenette A Hunt, M a Sarvim, Susanna H Ellis, Frances S Mitchell having presented themselves for the Degree of M.D., were voted for having passed a satisfactory examination. They all re- ceived white balls except Phoebe Way who received one black ball & Susannah H Ellis who received two black balls. The first commencement for conferring degrees was held at the Musaeum Fund Hall Locust St Philadelphia on Tuesday the 30 Dec 1851 in presence of an audience of over 2000, 500 of whom were Medical Students from the various medical colleges of the city.
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