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American Women's Hospital Service workers in front of ambulance. (The Legacy Center Archives and Special Collections)

From the Collections: Women Physicians at War

The American Women’s Hospitals (AWH) was established in 1917 as an volunteer organization for women physicians to help r...

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Construction of new building on Drexel Queen Lane campus, 2009 - interior storage space. (The Legacy Center Archives and Special Collections)

Latest Construction Photos: Nearly There!

On December 4, 2009, the Drexel University College of Medicine Legacy Center Archives moved from Drexel University’s Hag...

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Clipping title Why Not Marry a Suffragette, by J. Ilted. (The Legacy Center Archives and Special Collections)

From the Collections: Women’s Suffrage

Passed on August 26, 1920, the 19th Amendment created universal suffrage in the United States and after years of fightin...

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Louisville Floods & Racing History

In early August 2009 a huge storm hit the American midwest and caused major flash flooding in the Louisville, Kentucky a...

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Construction of new building on Drexel Queen Lane campus, 2009 - exterior. (The Legacy Center Archives and Special Collections)

Construction Update: July

On December 4, 2009, the Drexel University College of Medicine Legacy Center Archives moved from Drexel University’s Hag...

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This Thing Is Actually Happening

On December 4, 2009, the Drexel University College of Medicine Legacy Center Archives moved from Drexel University’s Hag...

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Drug advertisement from the Medical Women's Journal, 1924, featuring viburnum. (The Legacy Center Archives and Special Collections)

From the Collections: Drugs

Advertisements for pharmaceutical drugs in print media is a decades old phenomenon. This blog post features several phar...

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Permission pass allowing Anne Smith (FMC matriculate) to pass between Northern and Southern armies (Civil War), 1863. (The Legacy Center Archives and Special Collections)

From the Collections: Civil War Doctors

The American Civil War began in 1861 and was fought between the rebel secessionist Confederate States of America in the ...

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Letter from a patient to Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania Dean Dr. Rachel Bodley, 1886. (The Legacy Center Archives and Special Collections)

From the Collections: A Nymphomania Cure?

Dr. Rachel Bodley was a prolific chemist and botanist who served as Dean of the Woman’s Medical College of Pennsylvania ...

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