[Women in Medicine] Archive of four documents from the Chicago College for Nurses, 1902-1904. The materials reflect early 20th-century formal educational structures for women entering the professional nursing workforce, providing insight into the emergence of women s medical training in the Midwest. The archive contains four printed documents: three commencement invitations for the classes of 1902, 1903, and 1904, and one printed 1904 alumni banquet program. Together, they form an invaluable snapshot of women s medical education and the institutions that supported them just after the turn of the century. The Chicago College for Nurses was an early 20th-century institution dedicated to the formal education of women in nursing. While specific historical records about this college are limited, its existence aligns with a broader movement in Chicago during that era to establish structured nursing education programs.? During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Chicago became a hub for nursing education, with several prominent institutions emerging. Notably, the Illinois Training School for Nurses, founded in 1880, was the first nurse training school in the Midwest and was modeled after Florence Nightingale s school in London. Its founders aimed to establish a respected profession for women by providing scientific training to care for the sick and improve patient care in hospitals .? These materials reflect a moment when formal nursing education was expanding opportunities for women to enter professionalized, scientifically grounded fields previously closed to them. Their tone and formality reflect both pride in academic achievement and the seriousness with which these early female medical professionals were regarded by their peers and instructors. The presence of both male and female faculty including several female physicians such as Dr. Anny Werner Linder and Dr. Bertha McDonald suggests the progressive structure of the college at a time when women in medicine were still fighting for full professional recognition. Minor foxing and toning consistent with age. Overall very good condition. A cohesive group of documents from an important regional center for women s medical education in the Progressive Era.

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