Women in White Coats with Olivia Campbell

The Preamble

Sharon McMahon

Government, History, Storytelling, Education

4.9 • 15.1K Ratings

🗓️ 4 August 2023

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Sharon is joined by Olivia Campbell, author and journalist who marries the history of medicine in the Victorian era with stories of three audacious women who overcame profound sexism, societal stigmas, and a sea of obstacles to receive higher education. When diving into her book, “Women in White Coats: How the First Women Doctors Changed the World of Medicine,” we are reminded that medicine has not always been viewed in high regard, and once upon a time, “med-school” lasted mere months. Follow these tenacious trailblazers to see how they defied the odds and paved the way to revolutionize health care.

Host/Executive Producer: Sharon McMahon

Guest: Olivia Campbell

Audio Producer: Jenny Snyder

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0:00.0	Hello friends, welcome, so excited to have you joining me today.
0:08.8	My guest is Olivia Campbell, who has written such an interesting book called Women in White
0:15.6	Coats, how the first women doctors change the world of medicine.
0:20.5	And this book marries the fascination with Victorian era medicine, with history, with
0:28.2	women's rights, with history of education, it's just so, so interesting, and I think
0:33.6	you're going to get a lot out of this conversation, so let's dive in.
0:38.9	I'm Sharon McMahon, and here's where it gets interesting.
0:43.6	I am very excited to be speaking with Olivia Campbell today.
0:48.2	Thank you for being here.
0:49.2	Thank you so much for having me.
0:50.6	I read your book Women in White Coats, how the first women doctors changed the world
0:58.8	of medicine.
1:00.3	And this is a topic that I just think is so interesting.
1:03.5	First of all, we love this concept of people who are first.
1:07.2	We love people who defy the odds, and that is what all these women were.
1:12.2	They were authorifying the odds.
1:13.6	And of course, the history of medicine is kind of morbidly fascinating.
1:20.0	Plus, you know, the history nerd in me just loves reading stories like this.
1:23.2	So this is just the perfect marrying of so many different interests, and I would imagine
1:28.2	it is for you too.
1:29.8	I love this book.
1:30.8	I really had a great time writing it.
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