Helen Flanders Dunbar

Doctor

Birthday May 14, 1902

Birth Sign Taurus

Birthplace Illinois

DEATH DATE Aug 21, 1959 (57)

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About

Pioneer of psychosomatic medicine who showed the importance of considering the social and economic backgrounds of patients.

Before Fame

She was a prodigious student, earning four advanced degrees over seven years.

Trivia

She theorized that a large part of many diseases was influenced by the minds of the patients.

Family Life

Her father was a mathematician and patent attorney, and her mother was a genealogist.

Associated With

Elizabeth Blackwell is another famous female physician.

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