American Women's Hospitals: History

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Date created	1917 - 1968
Description	The American Women's Hospitals (AWH) developed from the War Service Committee of the Medical Women's National Association (later, American Medical Women's Association (AMWA)) in 1917 to provide, register and finance American women physicians for war work; offer medical and emergency relief to refugees; and, later, to provide international public health service.
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Subjects	Women physicians \| Public health--Europe \| Women in disaster relief \| Fund raising \| World War, 1914-1918--Medical care
Language	English
View full item	https://idea.library.drexel.edu/islandora/object/lca%3A135849
Local identifier	a138_b01f05
Collection	Marion Craig Potter papers--ACC-138 (explore contents)
Contributing institution	Drexel University College of Medicine Legacy Center
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