tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post3035445753856379046..comments2024-03-27T23:13:43.597-05:00Comments on Prairie Rose Publications: WOMEN DOCTORS IN THE COLORADO MOUNTAINS -1870sLivia J Washburnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05958199886826207363noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-52606641628770277062017-04-09T00:34:02.776-05:002017-04-09T00:34:02.776-05:00Medicine was changing as women joined the ranks of...Medicine was changing as women joined the ranks of medical doctors. Homeopathy was gaining ground as people rebelled against 'heroic' medicine. (Think leeches, purging, bleeding,etc.) Still no antibiotics, and the idea of germs was just being studied. <br /><br />A great old autobiography is that of Harriot Kezie Hunt, who practiced medicine in Boston in the 1830's. She studied with Renaissance Womenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09045401344374224512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-18478034002619222062017-04-09T00:29:11.060-05:002017-04-09T00:29:11.060-05:00Thank you Bev. I think these women will be with me...Thank you Bev. I think these women will be with me and I'll be researching their lives for the rest of mine. I agree, they were amazing.<br /><br />I hope your Spring is around the corner. It was beautiful today. DorisRenaissance Womenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09045401344374224512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-74476765863385697002017-04-08T17:29:41.806-05:002017-04-08T17:29:41.806-05:00Perhaps these female physicians had to use "n...Perhaps these female physicians had to use "natural healing" because there weren't many options for treatment. One of the protagonists in my family saga becomes a midwife and delves into herbal remedies. Her story takes place in 1830 when, if a woman survived many childbirths and lived to see menopause, they were often put in asylums and treated as if they were insane when all they judyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06819442060244494294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-3577187068026214412017-04-08T16:17:30.084-05:002017-04-08T16:17:30.084-05:00Well golly, I'm way late to this one, but coul...Well golly, I'm way late to this one, but couldn't pass it up. Don't even know if you'll see this. But once again, I must say a thank you for posting about women doctors making their way, way back when. So impressive to think of the long haul and how much harder they had to work at making it in the medical field. My hat is off to all of those remarkable women. And I more than Beverly Wells authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12248685758575824289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-59752529041543135872017-04-03T16:38:57.369-05:002017-04-03T16:38:57.369-05:00Jane,
Thank you. I had heard of Jennie Parrish an...Jane,<br /><br />Thank you. I had heard of Jennie Parrish and am so glad you are bringing her story to life. That is the one thing about research, you have to look behind the obvious. Best to you on your upcoming story. DorisRenaissance Womenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09045401344374224512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-46585318170630256012017-04-03T13:35:24.063-05:002017-04-03T13:35:24.063-05:00Very interesting Doris. I'm writing about a wo...Very interesting Doris. I'm writing about a woman in the same time period in Oregon. She too married a pastor and was involved in natural healing but then went to medical school. He supported her by opening a pharmacy below her office! And she too made history being elected unanimously as the first woman vice president of the Oregon Medical Society. Her name was Jennie Parrish. Because her Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14580276696565356742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-31622800967501573552017-04-02T18:27:23.869-05:002017-04-02T18:27:23.869-05:00I know of one. Josephine Dunlop's daughter was...I know of one. Josephine Dunlop's daughter was also a doctor, in Texas I believe. I'd have to check my research, but that seems correct. It is a good question.<br /><br />Thanks for stopping by and the question. I'll be more award as I dig deeper. DorisRenaissance Womenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09045401344374224512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-33463538405985400722017-04-02T18:14:30.108-05:002017-04-02T18:14:30.108-05:00Doris,
As always, I love your articles about the ...Doris,<br /><br />As always, I love your articles about the women doctors of Colorado. I am curious now to know if there are second or third generation female doctors--daughters or granddaughters--who followed in Doctor Grandma's footsteps. <br /><br />Kaye Spencerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13530735658588595790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-13532731307493174192017-04-02T14:19:52.052-05:002017-04-02T14:19:52.052-05:00You are welcome. Guess it's no secret I am so ...You are welcome. Guess it's no secret I am so enthralled with these women and their stories. Thank you for stopping, reading and commenting. DorisRenaissance Womenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09045401344374224512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-24303014120797023022017-04-02T14:14:22.210-05:002017-04-02T14:14:22.210-05:00Great post as always, Doris. Thank you for sharing...Great post as always, Doris. Thank you for sharing.Zina Abbott Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06514497895329220725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-47362005692054434482017-04-02T10:34:23.945-05:002017-04-02T10:34:23.945-05:00Sarah, the Adam's family story is so full of t...Sarah, the Adam's family story is so full of twists and turns. There is a number of things that just take these 180 turns. When I figure it all out, there may be a story there. (I think a lot of it may have been due to money...but.) Here's the link that sorta explains Christian Science: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_Science<br /><br />Dr. Mary Helen Barker Bates was a woman who Renaissance Womenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09045401344374224512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-45798018877361500802017-04-02T10:26:10.442-05:002017-04-02T10:26:10.442-05:00I don't know why, but it seems so strange that...I don't know why, but it seems so strange that a doctor would marry a reverend and then set up a healing spa. I wonder, what is the difference between Christian Science and regular science?<br />I know the women in the Women's and Children's Hospital were very happy to have a female doctor on staff.<br />A good blog, Doris.Sarah J. McNealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17749991094677728042noreply@blogger.com