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Flashback: Firsts for female veterinarians
November 1st 2004In many ways, the battle for respect for female veterinarians mirrored the wars waged by liberating women in every profession across the country, but in many ways it lagged far behind. Just about 40 women graduated from recognized veterinary colleges through 1940, and the Association for Women Veterinarians (AWV) had less than 750 members in 1970. The American Veterinary Medical Association didn't elect its first female president, Dr. Mary Beth Leininger, until 1996.