Reviews

Intended for the general reader, this celebration of women pioneers in medicine includes essays by scholars, accompanied by illustrations collected for an exhibit on this subject. Four articles describe the state of the medical arts in the 19th century and four examine the general experience of women in the health professions. The third section is devoted to an overview of the 1879 class of the Women's Medical College of Pennsylvania. A final article looks at the decline of the women's medical movement. The commentary occasionally lapses into sentimentality, but the content is accessible and attractively presented. Recommended for public libraries. Cynthia Harrison, M.L.S., American Historical Assn., Washington, D.C.