Esther Clayson Pohl Lovejoy, MD — public health, obstetrics and gynecology
Courtesy Archives and Special Collections on Women in Medicine, Drexel University College of Medicine, photograph by Underwood & Underwood
In her lifetime, Dr. Esther Clayson Pohl Lovejoy (1869–1967) transformed the Portland Board of Health in Oregon by regulating the milk supply, providing funds for school nurses, and gaining Portland a national reputation for its high standards of sanitation. She also helped to establish the Medical Women’s International Association and the American Women’s Hospitals which, under her leadership, grew from an emergency committee for war-relief into an international service organization operating in 30 countries.
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