eMJA: William Osler and Dorothy Reed

Letters

William Osler and Dorothy Reed

Anthony E Seymour

MJA 2002; 176 (8): 404

To the Editor: Your readers might be interested to examine the full story of Dorothy Reed's initial encounter with William Osler,1 and to learn that he later apologised for his initial negative reaction to her expressed intention to enter medical school, and gave her great support. She later said of him: "He was my friend and to me William Osler has always stood for the greatest personality and the soundest medical teaching possible at that time." Some of her unpublished memoirs are included in a book edited by Jill Ker Conway.2

Van Der Weyden MB. The dilemma of difference [From the Editor's desk]. Med J Aust 2002; 176: 197.
Conway JK. Written by herself. New York: Vintage Books, 1992: 172-199.

(Received 7 Mar 2002, accepted 14 Mar 2002)

100 South Terrace, Adelaide, SA, 5000

Tony E Seymour, Pathologist.

Correspondence: Dr Tony E Seymour, 100 South Terrace, Adelaide, SA, 5000. tonysATchariot.net.au

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