Female Medical College of Pennsylvania Graduation Proceedings, March 1860
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Female Medical College of Pennsylvania Graduation Proceedings, March 1860
Overview
This item is a scanned page (JPEG and TIFF) from the faculty minute book of the Female Medical College of Pennsylvania, dated March 7, 1860. It records the faculty’s deliberations on the graduation of Miss Eliza J. Zimmerman, the vote counts for each subject, the decision to confer an M.D. on March 10, 1860, and the election of the college’s officers for the year. The page is in English and is part of the Drexel Legacy Collections’ PINAX archive.Background
The Female Medical College of Pennsylvania, founded in 1850 in Philadelphia, was the world’s first institution regularly organized to train women in medicine. The minute book is a primary source documenting faculty meetings, policy decisions, and administrative actions. This particular page falls within the broader collection of the college’s faculty minutes (1850‑1864) housed in the Dean’s Office Records.Contents
- Graduation vote: 64 white and 6 black votes for Miss Zimmerman; subject‑by‑subject tallies (Physiology 8/2, Obstetrics 10/0, Anatomy 8/2, Chemistry 10/10, Surgery 8/2).
- Decision: Degree of M.D. to be conferred on Saturday, March 10, 1860 at 12 ½ o’clock.
- Officer elections: Dean Edwin Fennell, Secretary E. H. Cleveland, Treasurer Dr. Temple, Teller Prof. Bennett.
- Lecture appointments: Prof. Coates to deliver the next introductory lecture; Prof. E. H. Cleveland to deliver the next valedictory lecture.
Scope
The page documents a single faculty meeting and the administrative actions taken therein. It is representative of the college’s governance practices, the inclusion of both white and black faculty in voting, and the formal procedures surrounding the conferral of degrees and election of officers. The material is part of a larger minute book covering 1850‑1864 and is available for research under the stated copyright restrictions.Entities
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March 7th 1850 Present: All of the Faculty. The voting on the graduation of Miss Eliza J. Zimmerman was proceeded to and resulted in following: Physiology Eight White & two Black votes Obstetrics Ten " " " " Practice " " " " Anatomy Eight " " two " " Chemistry Ten " " ten " " Mat. Med. " " " " Surgery Eight " " two " " Being sixty-four white and six black votes she was therefore declared duly elected and the dean authorized to recommend to the Corporators that the degree of M.D. be conferred before her—voted that the degree be conferred at the college on Saturday the 10th inst at 12 1/2 o'clock. Voted that Prof. Coates be appointive to deliver the next general Introductory and Prof. E. H. Cleveland the next Valedictory—Moved that the faculty now proceed to the election of officers for the present year—Prof. Bennett was appointed teller to Dr. Fennell was elected Dean, Dr. Cleveland Secretary and Dr. Temple Treasurer. Edwin Fennell Dean
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