Amy Stokes Barton (October 1, 1841 – March 19, 1900), a pioneer woman ophthalmologist, was born in Camden County, New Jersey, October 1, 1841,[1] daughter of Joseph Barton, a farmer, and Rachel B. Evans.[2]
Amy Stokes Barton | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1 October 1841  Camden County |
| Died | 19 March 1900 (aged 58) Philadelphia |
| Education | Doctor of Medicine |
| Alma mater | |
| Occupation | Ophthalmologist |
| Employer | |
| Position held | professor (1891–1897), lecturer (1885–1890) |
She graduated at the Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania in 1874,[1] and after serving a term in the hospital connected with the college, began practicing medicine in Philadelphia. In 1875, Barton was one of about thirty graduates who met to form an alumnae association.[3]
Bartib became interested in the eye, and after some difficulties due her gender, she was admitted to work in the Wills Eye Hospital, and assisted George Strawbridge for thirteen years, until his resignation in 1890.[2]
In addition to her work in ophthalmology, Barton published reports on gynecology that were listed in the Index Medicus.[4]
In the Woman's Medical College, she was a lecturer on ophthalmology, 1885–1890, and was appointed a clinical professor of ophthalmology in 1891,[5] a position she held until 1897. She may have been the first woman in the United States to be elected to a professorship of ophthalmology.[1]
Barton collected the money[6] for and founded a dispensary in connection with the Woman's College in Philadelphia, feeling that too much stress was being put upon the teaching of obstetrics and gynecology to women, and wishing a place where clinics in all branches would be held. It was opened in 1895 at 1212 South Third Street, and was later at 333 and 335 Washington Avenue, being called the Amy S. Barton Dispensary.[2]
Barton was an Orthodox Friend. She died in Philadelphia, March 19, 1900, from apoplexy.[1] She left her surgical and medical instruments to the doctors who treated her mortal illness.[7]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Dr. Amy S. Barton Dead". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Vol. 142, no. 79. Philadelphia, PA, US. March 20, 1900. p. 8. Retrieved November 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c Kelly, Howard A.; Burrage, Walter L. (1920). . American Medical Biographies. Baltimore: Norman, Remington Co. OCLC 679342682 – via Wikisource.
- ^ Peitzman, Steven J. (2000). A New and Untried Course: Woman's Medical College and Medical College of Pennsylvania, 1850-1998. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press. p. 62. ISBN 978-0-585-32405-0. OCLC 45843495.
- ^ Rutkow, Ira (1988). The History of Surgery in the United States, 1775-1900. San Francisco: Norman Pub. p. 123. ISBN 978-0-930405-02-1. OCLC 17619855.
- ^ Albert, Daniel M (August 30, 2019). Dates in Ophthalmology. CRC Press. p. 160. ISBN 978-0-367-39568-1. OCLC 1198585996.
- ^ "Charitable Women. They Will Give an Entertainment to the Dispensary". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Vol. 132, no. 113. April 23, 1895. p. 4 – via NewspaperArchive.
- ^ "Medical News – Pennsylvania – Philadelphia". JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association. XXXIV (18). American Medical Association (AMA): 1140. May 5, 1900. doi:10.1001/jama.1900.02460180050018. ISSN 0098-7484. OCLC 36366429 – via HathiTrust.
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- The Barton Dispensary - The Encyclopedia of Greater Philadelphia
- Honavar, Santosh G; Bansal, Rolika; Spivey, Bruce E (2022). "Women in ophthalmology – An upsurge!". Indian Journal of Ophthalmology. 70 (3). Medknow: 723–726. doi:10.4103/ijo.ijo_387_22. ISSN 0301-4738. PMC 9114601. PMID 35225504.