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Women physicians participate in professional dialogue when they publish their research. Discover a selection of books and articles from the NLM Digital Collections about both their scientific research and their experiences in a male-dominated field.

Title page of an article by Dr. Gerty T. Cori.

“The Effect of X-Ray on the Skin of Vitally Stained White Mice,” The Journal of Experimental Medicine, Gerty T. Cori, 1924

After immigrating to the United States in 1922, Gerty T. Cori (1896–1957) worked at the State Institute for the Study of Malignant Diseases in Buffalo, New York. Although most well-known for her research with her husband, Dr. Carl Cori, into carbohydrate metabolism, the two scientists researched many topics. In this article, Dr. Gerty Cori described her research into the effect of x-rays on the skin of mice. In addition Gerty Cori attempted to establish a standard unit of x-ray energy that could be applied to humans.

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