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Image: Elise Depew Strang LEsperance (1878-1959) (6891461167)

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Description: Elise Depew Strang L'Esperance (1878-1959), Cornell University, shown here in 1951 with her Lasker Clinical Medical Research Award, was a pioneer in cancer treatment for women and had received the award jointly with Catherine Macfarlane. She earned an M.D. in 1902 but by 1908 had shifted from medical practice to research, becoming professor of pathology at Cornell University Medical College in 1920. In 1937, she founded the first cancer clinic focused on treatment of women
Title: L'Esperance, Elise Depew Strang 1878-1959        Macfarlane, Catherine        Cornell University
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