Dr. Mary Putnam Jacobi (1842-1906): The Pioneer of Women's Medical Education.

Mary Putnam Jacobi (1842-1906) was an integral figure in the fight for women's rights to medical education and a pioneer in the debunking of prevailing menstruation myths. Her experiences being denied adequate medical education in the United States led her to pursue medical education in Paris, where she learned the importance of laboratory experimentation and was first introduced to the political discourse surrounding women's rights. She founded the Women's Medical Association and created a medical curriculum for women that paralleled the standards of Harvard Medical School. Her research publications proved that women could conduct work with the same rigor as men and advocated for women's integration into workplaces and educational spaces exclusive to men. Mary Putnam Jacobi's contributions to the women's suffrage movement created new opportunities for women to attain high levels of education that otherwise would not exist today and continue to inspire women to push the limits placed on them solely due to their gender.