Estelle Ramey
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Estelle Rosemary Ramey (August 23, 1917 – September 8, 2006) was an American
Early life
Born Stella Rosemary Rubin in
Education
Ramey graduated from high school at 15 and earned a bachelor's degree in mathematics and biology from
Teaching and research
In 1941, Ramey applied for a job at the University of Tennessee Department of Chemistry, but was refused after being told she "ought to go home and take care of my husband." After the United States entered World War II just a few months later, the department chairman offered Ramey a position teaching thermodynamics and biochemistry to military cadets.[6]
Ramey was emeritus professor of physiology and biophysics at the Georgetown University School of Medicine.[4]
Political controversy
In 1970, Dr. Edgar Berman, a retired surgeon, dismissed U.S. Representative Patsy Mink's call for action on women's rights during a session of the Democratic Party's Committee on National Priorities. Asserting what he considered severe differences between men and women, Berman insisted that women's
raging storms of monthly hormonal imbalances" made them unfit for high office. He said, "Suppose that we had a menopausal woman president who had to make the decision of the Bay of the Pigs? ... All things being equal, I would still rather have had a male JFK make the Cuban missile crisis decisions than a female of similar age."[6]
As an endocrinologist, Ramey wrote letters to the
The
Publications
Ramey published over 150 research articles throughout her lifetime. In 1971, she published a story in the first issue of Ms. magazine entitled, "Male Cycles (They Have Them, Too)."[7][8][9][10]
Honors and awards
In 1989, Ramey was inducted into the Maryland Women's Hall of Fame.[11] Since 2000, the Georgetown University Medical Center presents an annual Estelle Ramey Mentorship Award to "honor faculty who have provided outstanding encouragement, support, and mentorship for GUMC women faculty to reach their maximum professional potential." Women and men are eligible for the award.[12] Ramey also participated in two interviews with Columbia University's Oral History Research project.[13]
References
- ^ "Estelle R. Ramey". Encyclopedia of World Biography. Retrieved 11 December 2013.
- ^ "Wellesley Commencement Address". Retrieved 29 July 2015.
- ^ a b Imperiale, Nancy (December 3, 1991). "A Spokeswoman For Women". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved 2013-12-11.
- ^ a b c Fox, Margalit (September 12, 2006). "Estelle R. Ramey, 89, Who Used Medical Training to Rebut Sexism, Is Dead". The New York Times.
- ^ Sullivan, Patricia (September 10, 2006). "Estelle R. Ramey; Used Wit in Women's Advocacy". The Washington Post. Retrieved 11 December 2013.
- ^ a b c d "How 'raging' hormones sparked a war of words - Obituaries". The Sydney Morning Herald. September 22, 2006. Retrieved 2013-12-11.
- ^ Woo, Elaine (2006-09-17). "Estelle Ramey, 89; Doctor, Sharp-Tongued Feminist". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2013-12-11.
- ISBN 9780549661832.
- ISBN 9781421402338.
- ^ Berman, Phyllis W.; Ramey, Estelle R. (1982). "Women: A Developmental Perspective".
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(help) - ^ "Estelle R. Ramey, Ph.D. (1917-2006)". Maryland State Archives. Retrieved 11 December 2013.
- ^ Georgetown Women In Medicine. "Annual Awards: Estelle Ramey Mentorship Award". Georgetown Women in Medicine. Archived from the original on 2013-12-11. Retrieved 2013-12-11.
- ^ Margaret W. Rossiter, Women Scientists in America: Forging a New World Since 1972 (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2012) at p. lxvi n.9