Frances K. Conley

Frances Conley
Born
Frances Krauskopf

(1940-08-12)August 12, 1940
Palo Alto, California, U.S.
DiedAugust 5, 2024(2024-08-05) (aged 83)
Sea Ranch, California, U.S.
Alma materBryn Mawr College
Stanford University
OccupationProfessor of neurosurgery
Spouse
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(m. 1963; died 2014)​

Frances Krauskopf Conley (August 12, 1940 – August 5, 2024) was a professor of neurosurgery at Stanford University. She was the author of Walking Out on the Boys (1998), the story of her protest of misogyny at the university hospital.[1] She is a crucial figure in the advancement of women in American medicine.

  1. ^ Jacoby, Susan (April 26, 1998). "Hospital Harassment: A woman neurosurgeon writes about sexism among doctors". The New York Times. Retrieved January 3, 2020.