For centuries, women faced seemingly insurmountable barriers to entering medicine and science, and were relegated to roles as caregivers rather than ...

Although this woman graduated nearly 150 years ago, it seems that Dr. Mary Putnam Jacobi is still highly regarded today for her work in the field of medicine. Dr. Mary Putnam Jacobi was born in 1842 ...

She sets out to retrospectively diagnose the famous, armed with a good understanding of the characteristic signs. Her list includes some candidates whose syphilitic infections have long been known ...