Dr. Patricia Bath: A Brief Biography

Chris McCandless had a very comfortable life of an upper-middle class citizen, with a good education and many opportunities. On a summer trip to California, Chris learned a life shattering secret, that he had actually had several half siblings. Everything he believed about his nice happy family was a lie. After learning this secret, he began to pull away from his family, by not telling them

She moved to California in 1974 to work as an assistant professor of surgery at Charles R. Drew University and the University of California, Los Angeles. In 1975, she became the first female faculty member in the Department of Ophthalmology at UCLA's Jules Stein Eye Institute. In 1976, Patricia co-founded the American Institute for the Prevention of Blindness. By 1983, she had helped create the Ophthalmology Residency Training program at UCLA-Drew, becoming the first woman in the nation to hold the position as a chair person. In 1981, 39 year old Patricia began working on her world renowned invention: the Laserphaco Probe. Using laser technology, the invention created a less painful and more accurate treatment of cataract. Patricia received a patent (a government authority or license conferring a right or title for a set period, especially the sole right to exclude others from making, using, or selling an invention) for the device in 1988. With this patent, she became the first African-American female doctor to receive a patent for a medical purpose. She also holds patents in Japan, Canada and Europe. With her Laserphaco Probe, Patricia Bath was able to help restore the sight of people who had been blind for more than 30 years. In 1993, she retired, becoming an honorary member of UCLA’s medical staff and was named a "Howard University Pioneer in Academic

Rebecca Lee Crumpler had the privilege and honor to impact many other African Americans’ education in the North. She was also the only colored woman to graduate from the New England Female Medical College. From her hard work, expertise, determination and drive, Rebecca Lee Crumpler accomplished a large variety of triumph and education, she largely impacted the future of medicine education for African Americans during and after the civil rights movement. Rebecca Lee Crumpler impacted the civil rights movement by being the first African American woman to become a physician and earn a M.D. degree. February 8, 1831, Rebecca Davis was born to Matilda Webber and Absolum Davis in Christiana, Delaware 2.

In 1964 Patricia Bath earned a bachelor's degree from Hunter College. She later attended Howard University, where she graduated with honors and a medical degree in 1968. Patricia Bath was in a very good position in her like that she decided to take advantage of it by accepting an internship at Harlem Hospital. Shortly after accepting this internship she discovered that African Americans were twice as likely to suffer from blindness and eight times more likely to develop glaucoma.

No individual had the same family background and early experiences in their lives. Each individual also had their own personalities. Chris McCandless was a young and successful college graduate with a job and had money. Oddly, he decided to disappear in response to his father’s misjudgment, giving away his money and overall, became homeless. McCandless could no longer

Bath worked hard on her intellectual pursuits, which led to the discoveries of scientific findings that impressed Kings (people of power and influence). Your gift will make room for you and bring you before great men (Proverbs 18:16). God gave Patricia a gift that would lead towards the healing and deliverance of many people who suffer from blindness. She was able to invent the Cataract Laserphaco Probe. The device is used as an innovative method of removing cataract lenses with a laser, and helped save the eyesight of millions and even restored sight to people who had been blind for more than 30 years.

The author’s article is based on an interview he did with Dr. Shirley Graves. Shirley Graves an M.D., D.Sc. Professor Emeritus of Anesthesiology and Pediatrics at the University of Florida was one of the most “influential women” in medicine around the 1960 and 1970s. (Ahmed) Around her time in the medical field “a time when the medical profession was overwhelmingly male dominated.” women being in the medical profession were very scarce. (Ahmed) The author then goes on to explain on how actually being in today’s society it is hard to believe that only 50 years ago a women being in the medical field was rare. Then he goes on to state that yet Dr. Graves was a “pioneer” in the fields of pediatric anesthesia and pediatric critical care medicine. In the interview Dr. Shirley identifies her development of the pediatric intensive care units and her leadership in the Division of Pediatric Anesthesia at the University of Florida as her outstanding contributions. Through her articles, book chapters, international lectures, and leadership in the American Society of Anesthesiology, she has inspired a generation of men and women physicians to conquer the unthinkable and break through the glass ceiling that American stereotypes have put over the work field.

“changing face of medicine.” She also wrote many informing publications such as, The Scientific Method In Biology, and the, Human Element in Sex. All that she had accomplished created a new chapter in medical history where women become apart of the healthcare professions.

     While Chris traveled the country he stopped in different towns and tried to work for some extra traveling cash. He came across a town in South Dakota called Carthage. He worked for a man by the name of Wayne Westerburg. Chris went by his new name Alex and Westerburg comes to find out, Alex’s real name is Chris McCandless. Westerburg says, “He never explained why he changed his name…From the things he said, you could tell that something wasn’t right between him and his family…” By Westerburg stating this it is safe to say that other people can see the difficult relationship Chris has with his family.

Dr. Stowe continued to break down important barriers for the next generation of women doctors and continued to try to make education more available for women. She put relentless pressure on the University of Toronto to reverse its policy. With luck, the first woman doctor to graduate from a Canadian medical school was actually her own daughter, Augusta in 1883! In the same year, at a public meeting of the Toronto Women's Suffrage Association, many ideas lead to the creation of the Ontario Medical College for Women. Attending an international conference of suffragettes in Washington, D.C an 1888 inspired her to “bring home” the information to revitalize the women’s educational and political rights movement in Canada. 4 The following year, she was also a co-founder of the Dominion Women's Enfranchisement Association. She became it’s first president and held the position until her death. The following year in 1889, the Women's Christian Temperance Union addressed the Ontario

That change came as a suggestion from the lips of a woman dying of cancer. Mary Donaldson, a long-time friend of Elizabeth Blackwell, suggested that a female doctor would have eased her pain and torment during her battle with cancer. Elizabeth took this suggestion to heart, and actively began a rebellion against unjust societal prejudices. The challenges of her new task fascinated her, as did the eventual opportunities of the medical field to escape societies sexual restrictions. With a single-minded determinedness, she clamped down on her dislike of ugly things to study medicine to improve the conditions for women in the future. In order to achieve this

Madeleine is almost sixty years old, but she still looks beautiful and young, so her age would not matter as much. One of the biggest for casting Stowe is because of her role as Victoria Grayson from the show Revenge. Victoria is a power/money hungry woman who won’t let anything ruin her chances of getting those, not even letting someone take the blame for a murder. Victoria would do anything to keep her children safe, while the Wife of Bath would remarry several times to get a child. On the subject of marriage, Victoria has said, “ you can spend your life being controlled by a powerful men, or you can learn to control them.” This is what the Wife of Bath beliefs and does in a marriage, which is find ways to have an upper hand over her husbands.

From being the first woman to receive a Nobel Prize, to assisting battlefield surgeons during World War I, Marie Curie has set an example, not only for women, but for individuals around the world that anything can be done with effort, dedication, and perseverance. Her discoveries in radiology have made progress in benefiting modern medicine.

The 5500-year history of women in surgery dates back to the beginning of Western civilization in Mesopotamia, and can be divided into three epochs: ancient history, the Middle Ages and early modern period, and modern times. This paper aims to present an overview of the evolution of the role of women in medicine, specifically surgery, from the earliest known documentation to the present day, and seeks to explain why women were excluded from the profession until the late 19th century.

Evelyn Lauder was trying to find a cure for breast cancer. A couple years before Evelyn decided created a research facility “she was diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer and chose to channel her experience into action” (“Our History”). This quote explains why Evelyn was drove and found a passion for finding a cure for breast