Mary Halton | |
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| Born | Mary Gertrude Halton 1878 |
| Died | January 25, 1948 (aged 69–70) |
| Education | Stanford University |
| Medical career | |
| Profession | medical doctor |
| Field | Gynecology |
Mary Gertrude Halton (1878–1948)[1][2] was an American pathologist, gynecologist, obstetrician, women's health activist, and suffragist.[3] She fought to publish research on early intrauterine device (IUD) technology, in order to further the legalization of birth control in the United States. She was the first women appointed to the Harvard Medical School faculty.[4]
- ^ Occidental Medical Times. Vol. 15. 1901. p. 67.
- ^ The Stanford Alumnus: Official Magazine of the Stanford Alumni Association. Vol. 49. 1948.
Mary Gertrude Halton , M.D. ' 00, died January 25
- ^ "Dr. Mary Halton, Pathologist, Dies; Physician Since 1900 Helped Wayward Girls and Was ' an Ardent Suffragist". Times Machine, The New York Times. January 27, 1948. p. 25. Retrieved 2020-12-18.
- ^ Griffith, R. Marie (2017-12-12). Moral Combat: How Sex Divided American Christians and Fractured American Politics. Basic Books. p. 27. ISBN 978-0-465-09476-9.