National Institutes of Health
National Library of Medicine: Changing the Face of Medicine: Women Physicians
Online exhibition that features the accomplishments of women doctors, many who have changed the face of medicine and served as role models for women today. Includes learning activities, games, and lesson plans showing how the human body...
National Women's Hall of Fame
National Women's Hall of Fame: Virginia Apgar
The National Women's Hall of Fame offers a review of Ms. Apgar's life accomplishments including her most well known development of the Apgar Score system, which determines whether a newborn infant needs special attention to stay alive.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mit: Inventor of the Week: Virginia Apgar
At this site from MIT Invention Dimension you can read about Virginia Apgar and her accomplishments as "One of Columbia University's first female M.D.s," as a researcher of childbirth, and as the inventor of the "Newborn Scoring System."
My Hero Project
My Hero: Elizabeth Blackwell
Use this resource to learn about the discrimination Elizabeth Blackwell faced as she pursued an education and career in the medical field. Learn about the hospital she established and the respect she finally earned. This article includes...
Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia Britannica: 300 Women Who Changed History: Virginia Apgar
Encyclopaedia Britannica provides a biography of Virginia Apgar, the creator of the Apgar Score System, an evaluation of the condition and viability of newly-delivered infants.