Esther Pohl Lovejoy | |
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| Born | Esther Clayson November 16, 1869 Seabeck, Washington Territory |
| Died | August 31, 1967 (aged 97) |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | University of Oregon |
| Occupation(s) | Physician, activist |
| Spouse |
Emil Pohl (m. 1893–1911)George A. Lovejoy
(m. 1912–1920) |
Esther Pohl Lovejoy (née Clayson; November 16, 1869 – August 31, 1967) was an American physician and public health pioneer,[1] suffrage activist, congressional candidate, and a central figure in early efforts to organize international medical relief work.[2] In 1907, Lovejoy became the first woman appointed to direct a department of health in a major U.S city: the Board of Health in Portland, Oregon.[3] Lovejoy worked on the women's suffrage campaigns in Oregon in 1906 and 1912, and founded the Everybody's Equal Suffrage League ahead of the 1912 election,[2] when Oregon became the 7th state to grant women the right to vote. Lovejoy was among the founders of the Medical Women's International Association and was elected as its first president in 1919.[4] Lovejoy ran for the U.S. Congress in 1920 as the Democratic candidate for Portland’s Third District but was not successful against the sitting Republican.[2] She was awarded the Elizabeth Blackwell Medal by the American Medical Women's Association in 1951 and 1957 for contributions to the field of medicine. On July 21, 2012, the Century of Action Committee honored her and three other suffragists—Harriet Redmond, Harry Lane, and Martha Cardwell Dalton—by installing new headstones for them at the Lone Fir Pioneer Cemetery, where their initial headstones had become overgrown.[5][6][7] The installation ceremony included costumed portrayals of the four suffragists and was attended by Barbara Roberts, a former Oregon governor. This event took place as part of the Century of Action Committee's year-long celebration of 100 years of suffrage for women in Oregon and as part of their efforts to call attention to remaining voting barriers for minorities.[8]
- ^ Marshall, Mary Louise (1958). "Book Review: Women Doctors of the World by Esther Pohl Lovejoy (1957)". Bulletin of the Medical Library Association. 46 (1): 139–140. PMC 200230.
- ^ a b c Jensen, Kimberly. "Esther Clayson Pohl Lovejoy (1869-1967)". The Oregon Encyclopedia. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
- ^ "Dr. Esther Clayson Pohl Lovejoy". Changing the face of medicine. National Library of Medicine. Retrieved March 22, 2016.
- ^ "History: Foundation of the Medical Women's International Association". Medical Women’s International Association Official Website. Retrieved March 22, 2016.
- ^ "Harriet "Hattie" Redmond (1862-1952)". Oregonencyclopedia.org. Retrieved 2019-01-17.
- ^ "Redmond, Harriet (1862-1952) | The Black Past: Remembered and Reclaimed". The Black Past. 2018-07-04. Retrieved 2019-01-17.
- ^ "Colored Folk Join Republican Force: Women Form Club to Work for Booth, McArthur, and Entire Ticket". The Morning Oregonian. Portland, Or. 1914-10-14. p. 14.
- ^ Silvis, Helen (23 July 2012). "Black Suffragist Hattie Redmond Remembered with New Headstone". The Skanner News. Retrieved 2019-02-19.