Dr. Jean Dow | |
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.png) Jean Dow, 1895 | |
| Born | 25 June 1870 Fergus, Ontario, Canada |
| Died | 16 January 1927 |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Education | University of Toronto |
| Occupation | Physician
Medical Missionary Infectious Disease Researcher |
Dr. Jean Isabelle Dow (25 June 1870 – 16 January 1927) was a Canadian medical missionary, who was regarded as a pioneer in women's health care for her work as a member of, and one of the only women in, the Canadian Presbyterian Church Mission in the Honan (currently referred to as Henan) province of China.[1][2] She played an important role in treating visceral leishmaniasis (kala azar) disease and in creating female specific hospitals where women could be treated as first-class citizens.[1]
- ^ a b Shteir, Ann B.; Lightman, Bernard (2006). "Looking for Jean Dow. Narratives of Women and Missionary Medicine in Modern China". Figuring it Out: Science, Gender, and Visual Culture. United States of America: Dartmouth College Press. pp. 267–288. ISBN 978-1-58465-602-9.
- ^ Gewurtz, Margo S. (2017). "Transnationalism in Missionary Medicine". Social Sciences and Missions. 30 (1–2): 30–43. doi:10.1163/18748945-03001001.