The Legacy Center Blog

Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania basketball team, 1912-1914. (The Legacy Center Archives and Special Collections)

From the Collections: The Sporting Life

The first sporting club at Woman’s Medical College of Pennsylvania was fencing, which was designated an official athleti...

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

More Construction Photos

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

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

The Big Dig

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

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Women medical students working in the lab. (The Legacy Center Archives and Special Collections)

Every Day is Ladies' Day with Me

Women’s History Month is celebrated in the United States during the month of March, and largely corresponds with Interna...

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Portrait of Anna M. Longshore Potts, MD. (The Legacy Center Archives and Special Collections)

From the Collections: Potts, Kettle, Quack?

Dr. Anna Longshore-Potts was a 19th century physician and a member of the first graduating class of Female Medical Colle...

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You Can't Always Get What You Want

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

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Correspondenzblatt der Homoeopathischen Aerzte, October 22, 1835. (The Legacy Center Archives and Special Collections)

From the Collections: Correspondenzblatt der Homoeopathischen Aerzte

The Correspondenzblatt der Homoeopathischen Aerzte was a shortlived publication put out in 1835 and 1836 by the North Am...

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Rebecca Cole's thesis, the Eye and Its Appendages. (The Legacy Center Archives and Special Collections)

From the collections: Dr. Rebecca Cole

Dr. Rebecca Cole was a 1867 graduate of Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania, and the second African American woman i...

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Amy Kaukonen, MD, in Fairport, Ohio. (The Legacy Center Archives and Special Collections)

From the Collections: Dr. Amy Kaukonen

Dr. Amy Kaukonen was a 1915 graduate of Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania who went on to become the mayor of Fairp...

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