BECKER MEDICAL LIBRARY, WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
Beyond TLC: Missouri Women in the Health Science Professions
Introduction
The Bernard Becker Medical Library presents "Beyond TLC: Missouri Women in the Health Science Professions" to profile and celebrate some of the pioneering and prominent Missouri women in the health science professions during the 20th century. The site both profiles individual women and explores women's contributions to the development of health science professions such as nursing, occupational and physical therapy, and medical social work.
The information provided is drawn primarily from the Washington University School of Medicine Archives, held in the Bernard Becker Medical Library. However, effort has been made to expand the scope of this project beyond the confines of Washington University and St. Louis.
The visual, personal and institutional collections held in the Becker Medical Library provide both primary and secondary source materials for this project. Representative visual images and documents have been selected not only to illustrate the text but also to provide additional insights into the lives and times of the women profiled. Please note, the Becker Medical Library presents these items as part of the record of the past. These primary historical images and documents may reflect the attitudes, perspectives, and beliefs of different times. The Becker Medical Library does not endorse the views expressed in these items, which may contain materials offensive to some users.
The Collection
Images for this digital project were selected from over 50 of the Becker Medical Library's visual collections. Items were selected from institutional visual collections, such as St. Louis Children's Hospital, Jewish Hospital of St. Louis, and the Washington University School of Nursing. Personal collections utilized include Mildred Trotter Photographs and Certificates, the Carl F. Cori and Gerty T. Cori Visual Collection, and the Helen Graham collection.
Rights and Reproductions
The Bernard Becker Medical Library offers public access to the materials in its Archives and Rare Books (ARB) collections as a contribution to education and scholarship. The Library retains all rights to the reproduction of these resources.
Some materials in the collections may be protected by copyright. Transmission or reproduction of protected items beyond that allowed by the Fair Use provisions of the US copyright law requires the written permission of the Bernard Becker Medical Library and/or the copyright owners. Researchers maintain the full legal responsibility for observing the copyright law, as well as the laws of libel, invasion of privacy, and property rights.
Citations, quotations, and use of images in this collection made under Fair Use or with permission of the copyright holder must acknowledge their source as: Bernard Becker Medical Library, Washington University School of Medicine, 660 S. Euclid, Campus Box 8132, St. Louis, Missouri. To order a reproduction from the archival TIFF file, inquire about permissions, or for information about prices, contact Bernard Becker Medical Library at 314-362-4236 or email: arb@wusm.wustl.edu
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