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Who founded the American Women's Physiotherapy Association and became its first president in 1921?
Who founded the American Women's Physiotherapy Association and became its first president in 1921?
Which of the following individuals was NOT influential in the development of physical therapy?
Which of the following individuals was NOT influential in the development of physical therapy?
Who established the Army's Division of Special Hospitals and Physical Reconstruction during World War I?
Who established the Army's Division of Special Hospitals and Physical Reconstruction during World War I?
Who established the Army's Division of Special Hospitals and Physical Reconstruction during World War I?
Who established the Army's Division of Special Hospitals and Physical Reconstruction during World War I?
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Who organized units of the Reconstruction Aide Corps and sent them to overseas hospitals?
Who organized units of the Reconstruction Aide Corps and sent them to overseas hospitals?
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Where did Mary McMillan work before becoming director of massage and medical gymnastics at the Children's Hospital in Portland, Maine?
Where did Mary McMillan work before becoming director of massage and medical gymnastics at the Children's Hospital in Portland, Maine?
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Who organized units of the Reconstruction Aide Corps and sent them to overseas hospitals?
Who organized units of the Reconstruction Aide Corps and sent them to overseas hospitals?
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In what year was the Army's Division of Special Hospitals and Physical Reconstruction established?
In what year was the Army's Division of Special Hospitals and Physical Reconstruction established?
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Who developed and instructed an emergency training program for reconstruction aides at Reed College in Portland, Oregon?
Who developed and instructed an emergency training program for reconstruction aides at Reed College in Portland, Oregon?
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What was the significance of McMillan's emergency training program for reconstruction aides at Reed College?
What was the significance of McMillan's emergency training program for reconstruction aides at Reed College?
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Who wrote the first physical therapy textbook, Massage and Therapeutic Exercise?
Who wrote the first physical therapy textbook, Massage and Therapeutic Exercise?
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Who were the early recruits into the profession of physical therapy in the United States?
Who were the early recruits into the profession of physical therapy in the United States?
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Study Notes
- Mary McMillan founded the American Women's Physiotherapy Association and was its first president in 1921.
- McMillan completed studies at Liverpool University and did graduate work in physical culture and corrective exercises.
- She worked in hospitals in England and treated victims of industrial accidents, children with polio and developmental deformities, and the war wounded.
- McMillan became director of massage and medical gymnastics at the Children's Hospital in Portland, Maine.
- The Society of Trained Masseuses was founded in England in 1894 and merged with the Institute of Massage and Remedial Gymnastics in 1920.
- The founders of physiotherapy in England were nurses.
- Early recruits into the profession of physical therapy in the United States were primarily women with physical education degrees.
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Test your knowledge on the history of physiotherapy and the pioneering woman who founded the American Women's Physiotherapy Association in 1921. Learn about Mary McMillan's background in physical culture and corrective exercises, her work treating victims of industrial accidents and war wounded, and her role as director of massage and medical gymnastics at a children's hospital. Discover the origin of physiotherapy in England and how early recruits into the profession in the United States were primarily women with physical education degrees.
