William Penn Annex East in Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Homeopathic Medical College of Pennsylvania & Female Medical College of Pennsylvania

Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), December 16, 2022

1. Homeopathic Medical College of Pennsylvania & Female Medical College of Pennsylvania Marker

Inscription.

Homeopathic Medical College of Pennsylvania and Female Medical College of Pennsylvania. . Original Site of the Homeopathic Medical College of Pennsylvania Founded April 8, 1848 & Female Medical College of Pennsylvania Founded March 11, 1850. Homeopathic Medical College of Pennsylvania The Homeopathic Medical College of Pennsylvania was founded in 1848 to teach homeopathy, a gentle system of medical treatment that reinforces the body's power to heal itself. This system was developed in the early 1800s by Samuel Hahnemann, a German physician and medical reformer. In 1869, the college was renamed in honor of Dr. Hahnemann, and in 1885, it united with its hospital to become Hahnemann Medical College and Hospital of Philadelphia. The last class in homeopathy was taught at the institution in the 1950s, as the school moved into the mainstream of modern medicine. It was awarded the university status by the Pennsylvania Department of Education in 1981 and was renamed Hahnemann University the following year., Female Medical College of Pennsylvania The Female Medical College of Pennsylvania was established in 1850, largely by Quakers, as one of the first medical schools in the world for women. In 1867, its name was changed to the Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania. "Woman's Medical" was the longest surviving women's medical school in the United States. The name was changed again in 1970 when it became the co-educational Medical College of Pennsylvania (MCP.) Throughout its long history, thousands of practitioners from all parts of the country and the world were trained here, including hundreds of international medical missionaries., Drexel University College of Medicine Hahnemann and MCP were merged in the mid-1990s, and a few years later were renamed MCP Hahnemann University. In 1998, Drexel University agreed to assume operation of MCP Hahnemann. Drexel's board of trustees unanimously voted to merge with MCP Hahnemann University in 2002, adding a College of Medicine, College of Public Health, and College of Nursing and Health Professions to the university. These colleges continue to honor and build on the heritage of their predecessor institutions. The Legacy Center at Drexel collects and maintains the institutions' historical records and special collections on women in medicine and homeopathy.

Original Site of the
Homeopathic Medical College
of Pennsylvania
Founded April 8, 1848
&
Female Medical College
of Pennsylvania
Founded March 11, 1850
Homeopathic Medical College of Pennsylvania
The Homeopathic Medical College of Pennsylvania was founded in 1848 to teach homeopathy, a gentle system of medical treatment that reinforces the body's power to heal itself. This system was developed in the early 1800s by Samuel Hahnemann, a German physician and medical reformer. In 1869, the college was renamed in honor of Dr. Hahnemann, and in 1885, it united with its hospital to become Hahnemann Medical College and Hospital of Philadelphia. The last class in homeopathy was taught at the institution in the 1950s, as the school moved into the mainstream of modern medicine. It was awarded the university status by the Pennsylvania Department of Education in 1981 and was renamed Hahnemann University the following year.

Female Medical College of Pennsylvania
The Female Medical College of Pennsylvania was established in 1850, largely by Quakers, as one of the first medical schools in the world for women. In 1867, its name was changed to the Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania. "Woman's Medical" was the longest surviving women's

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medical school in the United States. The name was changed again in 1970 when it became the co-educational Medical College of Pennsylvania (MCP.) Throughout its long history, thousands of practitioners from all parts of the country and the world were trained here, including hundreds of international medical missionaries.

Drexel University College of Medicine
Hahnemann and MCP were merged in the mid-1990s, and a few years later were renamed MCP Hahnemann University. In 1998, Drexel University agreed to assume operation of MCP Hahnemann. Drexel's board of trustees unanimously voted to merge with MCP Hahnemann University in 2002, adding a College of Medicine, College of Public Health, and College of Nursing and Health Professions to the university. These colleges continue to honor and build on the heritage of their predecessor institutions. The Legacy Center at Drexel collects and maintains the institutions' historical records and special collections on women in medicine and homeopathy.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Science & Medicine • Women. A significant historical date for this entry is March 11, 1850.

Location. 39° 57.173′ N, 75° 9.004′ W. Marker is in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia County. It is in William Penn Annex East. Marker is at the intersection of

Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), December 16, 2022

2. Homeopathic Medical College of Pennsylvania & Female Medical College of Pennsylvania Marker

North 6th Street and Arch Street, on the left when traveling north on North 6th Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 101 N 6th St, Philadelphia PA 19106, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. The Barrymores (a few steps from this marker); Edwin O. Lewis Quadrangle (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); On this block in 1976 (about 400 feet away); Many African Americans made their homes here (about 400 feet away); Some of America's earliest independent African-American organizations began in Philadelphia (about 400 feet away); The ground below our feet once supported a bustling neighborhood (about 400 feet away); Whispering Bells (about 400 feet away); Pennsylvania Hall (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Philadelphia.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 18, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 233 times since then and 55 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 18, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.