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Bertha Van Hoosen

Born: 03/26/1863   Rochester , MI
Died: 1952
Parents: Joshua Van Hoosen, Sarah Ann Van Hoosen

Writings

Image Title Genre Audience Publisher Date
Petticoat Surgeon
- Autobiography People's Book Club 1947; Edwards Brothers 1968; Arno Press 1980 		Biography Adult Chicago, Pellegrini & Cudahy 1947
Twilight Sleep 1909
Narcotic Review
- Assistant editor

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Skills:
Author

Awards:

Name Date
Inducted into Michigan Women's Hall of Fame, 1984. 1984
Honorary Degree in Letters (L.L.D.) Loyola University 1926
Many honorary doctorates from various universities.
Named honorary member of the International Association of Medical Women

Inclusion in biographical or critical works:

Name Date
Michigan Authors, 3rd edition 1993
Index to Women
Who Was Who in America.

Education:

Degree Institution Location Date
Medical Degree (M.D.) University of Michigan Ann Arbor , MI 1888
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) University of Michigan Ann Arbor , MI 1884

Career:

Position Organization Location Date
Department Head of Obstetrics
- First woman to head a department of medicine 		Loyola University Medical School Chicago 1919 -1937
Founder, First President American Medical Women's Association 1915
Professor of Medicine Women's Medical College at Northwestern University Evanston 1894 -1902
Emergency Physician Columbian World's Fair Chicago 1893
Practiced medicine and surgery 1892 -1951
Physician and surgeon Her own practice in Chicago Chicago 1892
Pioneer in the use of scopolamine morphine anesthesia (Twilight Sleep) during childbirth
Other accomplishments:
- Started a human breast-milk bank in Chicago, pioneer in prenatal care, sought cure for breast cancer.
One of the founders La Leche League
Women's and Children's Hospital Chicago

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