Did you know that the oldest surviving medical textbook was written by a woman? Have you ever heard of the fairy godmother of cancer research? Join me to learn more about two barrier breaking women of medicine.

We don’t know much about the ancient Egyptian gynecologist Metrodora, but her work has influenced the field of women’s medicine even today. Dr. Jane Cooke Wright, the fairy godmother of cancer research is responsible for the science beyond today’s chemotherapy treatments.  Throughout her career she broke barriers and focused on sharing her knowledge and discoveries to advance the field of cancer treatment.

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Sources used to write this episode:

https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/eascfa/dinner_party/heritage_floor/metrodora

https://arkeonews.net/the-egyptian-gynecologist-metrodora/

Extraordinary Women in History, by Leah Gail

https://time.com/5786065/womens-history-month-women-to-know/

https://cfmedicine.nlm.nih.gov/physicians/biography_336.html

https://www.nationalbreastcancer.org/blog/dr-jane-c-wrights-powerful-legacy-of-firsts/

https://www.pcrm.org/news/good-science-digest/celebrating-black-history-month-profile-pioneering-dr-jane-cooke-wright

https://glazerlab.as.uky.edu/dr-jane-cooke-wright

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All episodes are written and produced by Abby Myette and are her original work.

Intro music We Just Have Fun by GoMordecai