october born american physician surgeon running medical practices founded worked world war female members faculty new_york columbia_university born virginia studied despite family expectation aim find husband provide went study research europe asia returning united_states open medical practices received number awards career including joan arc medal park belgrade named honor published autobiography woman surgeon positive reception released second book titled doctor holiday iran biography early life born virginia brothers sister siblings died childhood educated travelling finishing school baltimore chose follow steps grandfather older brothers doctor joining autobiography remarked upbringing education designed capable wife desire career noting father left money expecting find husband provide family want pursue career medicine later life slaughter married attorney previously studied medicine reported filing divorce died early 1930s suffered bout pneumonia prompting florida died career graduating college pennsylvania honors available appointed resident physician hospital worked began studies europe travelling berlin vienna paris london time took courses observed wrote number scientific papers including comparing health women men following advice instructor london travelled mumbai months work plague period sri_lanka having finished studies returned united_states opened medical practice washington marrying opened new medical practice new_york attorney created aim public subjects including health child care medical topics appointed clinical assistant instructor new_york female faculty members later professor time number universities including summer breakout world war travelled work special commissioner red_cross supplies paris work field hospitals macedonia returning alongside led founded aim establishing american hospitals europe request send thousand medical women volunteered foreign service opposed washington raised days national fundraising drive send recommendation chairman committee women physicians represented female doctors continued running new_york practice attempting aid young people yugoslavia serbia disrupted war education march established international facilitated placing dozens young serbian people american places education moving florida early 1930s established small clinical practice carried research awards awarded decorations home foreign governments career awards included joan arc medal presented special award work establishing tree planted honor commemorating distinguished patriotic service street park belgrade named books wrote autobiography titled woman surgeon life work published book reviewed praise given writing breadth experiences chronicled writing described autobiography excellent book woman accomplishments commending descriptions medical topics political ones wrote time book boring calling important book documenting contributions woman described book thrilling colorful sydney morning herald called particularly interesting review indiana gazette rated book best medical recent times finishing autobiography travelled iran published book country time titled doctor holiday iran
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