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Women in Medicine: Little Known Crusaders Who Have Made a Difference

On March 4, 2014 I was invited to Barrett Honors College at Arizona State University in Tempe, Arizona, to help them celebrate Women’s History Month.  I addressed an audience of engaged students and faculty with my talk, “Health and Wellness in America: Little Known Women Who Have Made a Difference.”

Drawing on my background of having written a six-volume history of medicine, I pulled out six unsung heroes who have helped move women forward both in terms of medical careers but also in terms of medical progress. You can watch the 45-minute speech below or read excerpts from my speech.

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St. Patrick’s Day in the U.S.: Six Surprising Facts

. St. Patrick’s Day as a cultural holiday is an American invention — the first St. Patrick’s Day parade took place in the United States on March 17, 1762. Irish soldiers serving in the English Oxalismilitary marched through — where else? New York City.

2. The NYC parade became the “granddaddy” of what it is today in 1848 when several New York Irish Aid societies decided to unite their smaller parades to become one. Today the parade is the world’s oldest civilian parade and the largest in the United States.

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