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davidfcooper) wrote2006-10-23 10:25 am
davidfcooper) wrote2006-10-23 10:25 am
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Dr. Lillian Milgram Schapiro (1902–2006)
In her day very few women were admitted to medical schools and there were quotas limiting the number of Jewish applicants accepted. I find it interesting that her interest in the humanities predated her medical career and that she returned to the world or arts and letters when she retired.
In her day very few women were admitted to medical schools and there were quotas limiting the number of Jewish applicants accepted. I find it interesting that her interest in the humanities predated her medical career and that she returned to the world or arts and letters when she retired.