Dorothy Anderson - A Woman's Guide to Pathology

At the time, there were few options for women with medical degrees. Many hospitals wouldn't hire women. Women usually got pigeon holed to specialties like ginichology or psychiatry. Men and women alike often objected to being seen by female physicians. This led many women to pathology, where doctors rarely interacted with patients. Pathologists study the nature and cause of disease. In the 19 thirties, one of the only ways to investigate how disease ravaged the body was through autopsies.