Dr. Ephraim McDowell, 'father of ovariotomy' : his life and his work / by August Schachner.
- August Schachner
- Date:
- [1913]
Licence: In copyright
Credit: Dr. Ephraim McDowell, 'father of ovariotomy' : his life and his work / by August Schachner. Source: Wellcome Collection.
Provider: This material has been provided by The Royal College of Surgeons of England. The original may be consulted at The Royal College of Surgeons of England.
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![Even though the house should by'some misfortune be destroyed, [158] the spot should be memorialized. One feels like saying that it will be akin to savagery to ignore the spot where this deed im- measurable for its good, was consummated. The appeal was favorably acted upon by the Kentucky State Federation of Women’s Clubs. With commendable prompt- ness a memorial committee was created. The writer made a number of efforts, some before and many during the half year following this action by the Federation, to persuade the owner of the building to place a valuation upon the same. Although a man in affluent circumstances, he has resisted all entreaties towards placing a price upon the structure. As to whether John Gill Weisiger, the present owner, will ever be willing to sell this structure, that this shrine that spells more than volumes can describe, can be memorialized, that is a ques- tion that time alone can answer. Note.—Since reading this paper before the Johns Hopkins Hospital Historical Club, a letter has been received from Mr. John Gill Weisiger offering to sell the house for $10,000, the offer to remain in effect for five days. The price has been con- sidered as being considerably higher than expected, but we hope that the Kentucky Federation of Women’s Clubs who have created a McDowell Memorial Committee wil be able to secure this house, and keep it as a memorial to Dr. Ephraim McDowell and Mrs. Crawford. BIBLIOGRAPHY. Gross, Samuel D.: Report on Surgery, Trans. Ky. State Med. Soc., Session 1852. Gross, Samuel D.: Memorial Oration in Honor of Ephraim McDowell, John P. Morton, Louisville, Ky., 1879; and Medical Record, New York, 1879. Gross, Samuel D.: Amer. Med. Biog., Lives .of Eminent Phy- sicians and Surgeons, Lindsey and Blakeston, Phila., 1861. Yandell, Lunsford Pitts, Sr.: Med. Literature of Kv., Trans Ky State Med. Soc., 1874. Yandell, David Wendell: Pioneer Surgery in Ky., Presidential Address, Trans. Am. Surg. Ass., 1890. Jackson, John D.: Biog. Richmond and Louisville Medical Journal, Louisville, 1873. McMurtry, L. S.: Trans. Am. Med. Ass., Philadelphia, 1878. McMurtry L S.: Trans. South. Surg. and Gyn. Ass., 1893; also Med. News Phila., 1894. Lowder, W. L.: Ephraim McDowell, Med. and Surg. Monitor Indianapolis, 1901. uor’ [159]](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b22440951_0025.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
