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Portrait of Dr. Ann Preston.

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Pioneers in the Face of Adversity “The Mob of ‘69”

Ann Preston graduated from the Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania in 1852.

The Female Medical College of Pennsylvania was the first medical school to grant degrees to women.  It opened in 1850, and made it possible for women to formally train as doctors.  Ann Preston was a member of the first graduating class in 1852.

Item Number: p2322

Pages: 1

Size: 20X25.1

Physical Collection: Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania: Photograph Collection. 1850-present. (ACC-AHC1)

Finding Aid: http://archives.drexelmed.edu/collect/guide/photo.php

Link to OPAC Record: http://innopac.library.drexel.edu/search/c?SEARCH=ACC-AHC1

Cite this source: Title of document, date. Pioneers in the Face of Adversity: The Mob of ‘69. Doctor or Doctress?: Explore American history through the eyes of women physicians. The Legacy Center, Drexel University College of Medicine Archives & Special Collections. Philadelphia, PA. Date of access. http://lcdc.library.drexel.edu/islandora/object/islandora:1347

Preston, Ann, 1813-1872

Women physicians

Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania -- Administration

Womens Medical College, North College Avenue, Philadelphia