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1. Adler, Deborah

   Learn about this visual designer who developed an easier-to-use prescription bottle.

   http://web.mit.edu/invent/iow/adlerd.html

   
   

2. Apgar, Virginia

   Read about this medical pioneer who invented a system for rating a newborn baby's health, known as the Apgar Score.

   http://web.mit.edu/invent/iow/apgar.html

   
   

3. Ballard, Martha

   Read the diary of this midwife from Hallowell, Maine. See how her colonial life fit into the beginnings of modern medicine and other important changes. Includes historic maps.

   http://www.dohistory.com/martha/

   
   

4. @Barton, Clara

   Civil War nurse and founder of the American Red Cross.

   /directory/Around-the-World/Social-and-Political-Issues/Red-Cross/Barton--Clara

   
   

5. Bath, Patricia

   Read a biography of this African-American woman doctor who invented the Laserphaco Probe, a laser tool that vaporizes eye cataracts.

   http://web.mit.edu/invent/iow/bath.html

   
   

6. Bickerdyke, Mary Ann

   Short biography and photo of this famous Civil War nurse.

   http://www.ohiobio.org/bickerdyke.htm

   
   

7. @Blackwell, Elizabeth

   First woman in the U.S. to earn a medical degree in 1849.

   /directory/Science-and-Nature/History-of-Science/Medicine/Medical-Pioneers/Black...

   
   

8. Changing the Face of Medicine

   Discover the many ways that women have influenced and enhanced the practice of medicine. You can read about the accomplishments of selected physicians, try some neat activities, or learn how to become a doctor yourself.

   http://www.nlm.nih.gov/changingthefaceofmedicine/

   
   

9. @Mahoney, Mary Eliza

   First African-American woman trained as a nurse.

   /directory/Science-and-Nature/History-of-Science/Medicine/Medical-Pioneers/Mahon...

   
   

10. @Nightingale, Florence

    Considered the founder of modern nursing, she lived from 1820-1910.

    /directory/Science-and-Nature/History-of-Science/Medicine/Medical-Pioneers/Night...

    
    

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