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English
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Ellis Reynolds Shipp : Children's Doctor
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The Doctor Wore Petticoats : Women Physicians of the Old West
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Guilford, Conn.
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The Globe Pequot Press
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83-95
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Ellis Reynolds Shipp lost her daughter Anna to typhoid, the second of her children to die within five years. "The tragedy sparked a desire in Ellis to pursue an education in medicine. She felt her calling was inspired by God, and dedicated her life to helping preserve the lives of other mothers' ailing children." [p.83] "Doctor Ellis Shipp's specialty was obstetrics and the care of women and children. During her fifty years of service to communities throughtout Utah, Ellis helped deliver more than 6,000 babies. Her interest in medicine expanded beyond simply practicing the profession into the area of teaching. Early in her career, she resolved to share all she had learned about healthcare with others. It was a goal she realized in June of 1879, with the opening of a school of obstetrics." [p.94]