Daniel Chester French (American, 1850–1931)
Bust of Mary Harris Thompson, MD
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Daniel Chester French (American, 1850–1931)1902
Bust of Mary Harris Thompson, MD
Daniel Chester French (American, 1850–1931) →sculptureamerican arts
Date
1902
Medium
Marble
Dimensions
74.8 × 56.6 × 37.5 cm (29 7/16 × 22 1/4 × 14 3/4 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
Gift of the Mary Harris Thompson, MD, Foundation
Physician and surgeon Mary Harris Thompson (1829–1895) was one of the first women to practice medicine in Chicago. Arriving from Boston during the Civil War, she responded to the urgent need for care for female patients by founding the Women and Children’s Hospital in 1865, later named in her honor after her death in 1895. Thompson likewise led the effort to open the profession to women, establishing a medical college affiliated with the hospital. There, female students could train as doctors and nurses and then, importantly, secure employment in the city.
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