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Anna Quincy Churchill
A young white woman with dark hair brushed back from her forehead, wearing a high-collared white lacy blouse or dress
Anna Quincy Churchill, from the 1907 yearbook of Smith College
BornMay 31, 1884
Boston, Massachusetts
DiedMarch 21, 1971
Boston, Massachusetts
OccupationMedical school professor

Anna Quincy Churchill (May 31, 1884 – March 21, 1971) was an American physician. She was on the faculty of Tufts University School of Medicine and School of Dental Medicine from 1918 to 1954.

Early life and education

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Churchill was born in Boston, the daughter of Joseph Richmond Churchill and Mary Cushing Churchill. Her father was a banker, botanist and judge.[1][2] She was named for her grandmother, Anna Quincy Thaxter Cushing.[3] She graduated from Smith College in 1907, earned a master's degree in biology at Radcliffe College in 1910, studied at the Boston School of Gymnastics,[4] and completed her medical degree at Tufts University School of Medicine in 1917.[5][6]

Career

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Churchill served an internship at the New England Hospital for Women and Children in 1916.[7] She was on the faculty of Tufts University School of Medicine and School of Dental Medicine from 1918 [8] to 1954, and was one of the first if not the first woman to have served on the faculty of a medical school.[9] She was assistant professor of microscopic anatomy in 1926, when she published an article about dental fissures.[10] She also taught histology at the Sargent School of Physical Education in Cambridge. She was a member of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.[11]

In 1954, Churchill established scholarships for biology undergraduate students, in memory of her parents.[12][13] She also made personal loans to Tufts dental school students in need.[14] She was awarded the Distinguished Service Key by Tufts in 1955.[15] In retirement, she continued to attend faculty meetings at Tufts;[16] in the late 1960s, when she was in her eighties, she was still performing autopsies.[17]

Churchill served on a committee of the Boston Medical Library.[18] She was active in the New England Women's Medical Society,[19] Brookline Bird Club,[20] the American Association of University Women, and the Animal Rescue League of Boston.[21]

Personal life

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Churchill was "known for carrying a parasol on and off campus".[22][23] She died in 1971, aged 87 years, in Boston.[5][24]

References

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  1. ^ Knowlton, Clarence Hinckley (1934). "Joseph Richmond Churchill". Rhodora. 36 (421): 1–7. ISSN 0035-4902. JSTOR 23300908.
  2. ^ "J. R. Churchill Dies; Judge for 62 Years; Massachusetts Jurist Also Was the President of Boston Bank 25 Years". The New York Times. 1933-02-16. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-09-15.
  3. ^ Anna Quincy Thaxter Cushing Papers, American Antiquarian Society.
  4. ^ "What Women Are Doing". The Washington Post. 1910-07-17. p. 30. Retrieved 2021-09-14 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ a b "Dr. Anna Q. Churchill". The New York Times. 1971-03-23. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-09-14.
  6. ^ Harvard College Class of 1867 (1918). Secretary's Report: no. 14. Press of Geo. H. Ellis, Company. p. 150.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  7. ^ "Collection: New England Hospital for Women and Children records; Appendix: List of Interns". Smith College Finding Aids. Archived from the original on 2019-09-06. Retrieved 2021-09-15.
  8. ^ "Microscope Still Good". The Jeffersonian. 1952-04-10. p. 2. Retrieved 2021-09-15.
  9. ^ "5 Tufts Alumni Honored; Fund Given $160,857". The Boston Globe. 1955-06-12. p. 44. Retrieved 2021-09-15 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Churchill, Anna Quincy (July 1926). "What is a Fissure?". The Commonhealth. 13 (Special Issue on "Dental Hygiene"): 92–93.
  11. ^ American Association for the Advancement of Science (1925). Summarized Proceedings ... and a Directory of Members. p. 362.
  12. ^ "Tufts Honor Awards Made at Ceremonies". The Boston Globe. 1954-11-03. p. 30. Retrieved 2021-09-15 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Bestows Academic Honors". The Boston Globe. 1954-11-04. p. 6. Retrieved 2021-09-15 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Lives: A legacy of love, luck and angels". Gloucester Daily Times. April 14, 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-09-15. Retrieved 2021-09-14.
  15. ^ "5 Tufts Alumni Honored; Fund Given $160,857". The Boston Globe. 1955-06-12. p. 44. Retrieved 2021-09-15 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. ^ "Dr. Anna Churchill, 87; worked 48 years at Tufts". The Boston Globe. 1971-03-22. p. 26. Retrieved 2021-09-15 – via Newspapers.com.
  17. ^ "Westford Boy Found Dead". The Boston Globe. 1967-03-21. p. 12. Retrieved 2021-09-15.
  18. ^ "Boston Medical Library". Boston Medical and Surgical Journal. 186: 97. January 19, 1922.
  19. ^ "New England Women's Medical Society Meets". The Boston Globe. 1923-01-19. p. 13. Retrieved 2021-09-15 – via Newspapers.com.
  20. ^ "Brookline". The Boston Globe. 1933-05-11. p. 13. Retrieved 2021-09-15 – via Newspapers.com.
  21. ^ "Associate Members". Animal Rescue League of Boston Annual Report. 14. 1913.
  22. ^ Laband, Peter (Spring 2013). "Remembering Dr. Churchill". Tufts Dental Medicine. 17: 2.
  23. ^ "150 Reasons Why We Love this School". Tufts Dental Medicine. Archived from the original on 2018-03-15. Retrieved 2021-09-15.
  24. ^ "Churchill (obituary notice)". The Boston Globe. 1971-03-23. p. 35. Retrieved 2021-09-14 – via Newspapers.com.
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