U.S. National Institutes of Health

Clara Marshall, MD — research (pharmacology), obstetrics and gynecology, administration (medical school deans), education (teaching), general medicine

Courtesy Archives and Special Collections on Women in Medicine, Drexel University College of Medicine

Dr. Clara Marshall (1847–1931) was the first woman appointed to the staff of the Blockley Medical College for Men (part of the Philadelphia Hospital at Blockely), and was among the first women to receive a staff appointment at a charitable or correctional institution. As dean from 1886 to 1917, she helped expand and modernize the Woman’s Medical College of Pennsylvania and became a powerful role model for women entering medicine.

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