This day in history: First twelve women graduate from Harvard Medical School

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On this day in history, the first 12 women graduated from the prestigious Harvard Medical School.

The Harvard Medical School listed the graduates' names on their website:
First female graduates from HMS: Doris Rubin Bennett, Martha Kern Caires, Raquel Eidelman Cohen, Shirley Gallup, Dora Benedict Goldstein, Marcia Gordon, Marjorie Kirk, Clare Kent Marshall, Edith Stone, Edith Schwartz Taylor, Jo Ann Tanner Taylor, Ladislas Wojcik.

Back in 1999, four of the twelve graduates came to a Harvard Medical School reunion, where they honored the first female graduates.



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