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1923 antique Dr FRANCES MORRIS MORRIS boston ma WOMAN PHYSICIAN memorial Conant
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Original 1923 memorial tribute to Dr. Frances Morris Morris, an accomplished woman physician whose remarkable medical education and career are described in detail. Each page measures approximately 6.5 x 8.5 inches. The tribute is dated Boston, Mass., July 11, 1923, and was written and signed in print by Grace Wilbur Conant, herself a notable Boston composer, author, music editor and hymn writer.
The memorial gives an unusually substantial account of Dr. Morris rather than simply recording her death. It states that, in addition to her medical study in the United States, she studied in Berlin, Zurich and Vienna and achieved an extraordinary degree of professional distinction. The writer specifically notes that Morris was particularly suited to the medical treatment of women and that women sought her assistance, with her list of patients containing “many distinguished names.”
The tribute also describes Morris\'s philosophy of medicine. Conant writes that Morris recognized the importance of mental or moral disturbances accompanying physical illness and portrays her as an exceptionally compassionate physician whose patients were helped and strengthened by her personal attention.
Additional passages discuss Morris\'s personality, Christian faith, love of literature, music and nature, and the severe recurring pain she endured during the final years of her life while continuing her work.
The author, Grace Wilbur Conant (1858–1948), adds another significant historical dimension to the piece. Conant was a Boston composer, author, hymn writer and music editor who studied music in Boston and Paris and composition with prominent American composer George W. Chadwick. She produced music for children and religious use and was active within Boston\'s musical and cultural community. Her publications included Songs for Little People and Worship and Song. Conant\'s authorship indicates that this was a personally composed memorial tribute rather than a generic commercially printed funeral notice.
The memorial concludes:
“The Beloved Physician is at rest and her friends lay this humble wreath of tribute upon her grave.”
A particularly interesting piece of women\'s history and medical history, with additional appeal to collectors of early women physicians, Boston history, women composers, hymnology and literary or musical ephemera.
Original protective tissue/paper sheets are included as shown.
Authentic period piece related to family, historyor local heritage - well-suited for historical collections, genealogical /genealogy research, or museum acquisition.Vintage or Antique.
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