Event Description
Presented By
Patricia E. Gallagher, MLS, MA, AHIP, librarian, National Information Center on Health Services Research and Health Care Technology, National Library of Medicine
Description
In 1952, the first biographical film about a woman physician, "The Girl in White," was
released by MGM. What at first glance seems like a unique achievement in Hollywood, the story of
Emily Dunning Barringer, a woman doctor who chooses career AND husband rather than just opting to
be a housewife, "The Girl in White" was actually one in a number of films in which women physicians
opt to remain on the job after marriage. While other career women in film were giving up their
careers, what made movie MDs fall into a different category? Why did Hollywood opt to portray women
who could have both a home life AND a career, when films portraying other jobs sternly showed that
they could not? This paper will discuss
this phenomenon, and what makes medicine a totally different career choice.
Additional Information
Free lecture followed by a reception. Registration is required to attend. For more information, call 215.560.8564. |
