Esther Pohl Lovejoy

Esther Pohl Lovejoy (November 16, 1869 – August 31, 1967) was a physician, public health pioneer, suffrage activist, congressional candidate, and a central figure in early efforts to organize international medical relief work. She was born Esther Clayson in a lumber camp near Seabeck, Washington, and received almost no formal early education. Despite this, she became only the second woman to graduate from University of Oregon's medical school (1894), and was among the founders and served as first president of the Medical Women's International Association (1919).

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*cite encyclopedia | title = Lovejoy, Esther Pohl | encyclopedia = Hutchinson Dictionary of American History | pages = 257 | publisher = Abingdon Helicon | date = 2005 | id = (ISBN 9781423711193)
*cite web | title = History: Foundation of the Medical Women's International Association | work = MWIA (Official website) | publisher = Dortmund, Germany: Medical Women's International Association | date = 2006 | url = http://www.mwia.net/index.html?history.html | format = HTML | accessdate = 2006-12-31
*cite web | title = Esther Pohl Lovejoy, M.D.: A Global Vision for Women in Medicine and International Medical Relief | work = Symposium Announcement, WOU Website | publisher = Monmouth, Oregon: Western Oregon University | date = 2006 | url = http://www.wou.edu/press_release/lovejoy_1_05.html | format = HTML
accessdate = 2006-12-31