From herbwomen to apothecaries& #39; assistants, & pharmaceutical chemists to activists, women have always been at the heart of #PharmHist.

Want to know more? Here are some insights for #InternationalWomensDay

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Judith S.Woolf found women working in #PharmHist in 17c records @ApothecariesLDN behind its masculine exterior:
https://www.sciencehistory.org/distillations/womens-business-17th-century-female-pharmacists
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Get a great brief overview of women in the British pharmacy profession from the & #39;Women in Pharmacy& #39; @rpharms #RPSMuseum information sheet
https://www.rpharms.com/about-us/museum/learning-resources

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Check out some key women pharmacy pioneers on @Wikipedia:
- Fanny Deacon
- Isabella Clarke-Keer
- Rose Minshull
- Margaret Buchanan
- Agnes Borrowman
- Jean Kennedy Irvine

Search for their pages - can you add more details?

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If you want a more in-depth account, listen to @brionyhudson2 giving @FacultyHP 2018 #ElizabethGarrettAnderson lecture - The "Petticoat Peril": exploring Women in Pharmacy
https://soundcloud.com/facultyhp/the-petticoat-peril-exploring-women-in-pharmacy

What">https://soundcloud.com/facultyhp... other resources would you recommend?

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