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Clara A. Swain, M.D
Clara A. Swain, M.D
Clara A. Swain, M.D
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"Clara A. Swain, M.D" by Mrs. Robert Hoskins short biographical account of Clara A. Swain, M.D. who is considered as the first Medical Missionary to the Women of the Orient. Born in New York, Swain would leave her legacy through her work in Asia. Not only did she provide healthcare, but she took aspiring students under her wing and taught them to be effective doctors as well.
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PublisherGood Press
Release dateDec 24, 2019
ISBN4064066133214
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    Clara A. Swain, M.D - Robert Mrs. Hoskins

    Mrs. Robert Hoskins

    Clara A. Swain, M.D

    Published by Good Press, 2019

    goodpress@okpublishing.info

    EAN 4064066133214

    Table of Contents

    CLARA A. SWAIN, M.D.

    EARLY LIFE

    CONVERSION

    TEACHING IN CANANDAIGUA

    TRAINING IN THE SANITARIUM

    AT THE MEDICAL COLLEGE

    CALL TO SERVICE IN INDIA

    APPOINTMENT TO BAREILLY

    THE NAWAB'S GIFT

    FIRST FURLOUGH

    PHYSICIAN TO THE RANI OF KHETRI

    SECOND FURLOUGH

    RETURN TO KHETRI

    TRIP THROUGH EUROPE AND THE HOLY LAND

    TO INDIA FOR THE JUBILEE

    AT HOME IN CASTILE

    A GLIMPSE OF INDIA

    THE LAST YEAR OF HER LIFE


    CLARA A. SWAIN, M.D.

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    The frail little mother of a frail little daughter did not live long enough to see the fullest answer to her prayer that her youngest born might grow up to be a good and useful woman, for she passed away before her daughter began her medical career, but the prayer was not forgotten by Him who ever hears the cry of those who call upon Him in faith.

    Clara was the youngest of the ten children of John and Clarissa Seavey Swain. She was born in Elmira, N.Y., but when she was two years old her parents returned to their old home in Castile and here she spent her early life.


    EARLY LIFE

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    She was not a strong child, and being the youngest of a large family naturally received much attention, which in after years she concluded was not good for her. She once described herself as a puny little thing who wanted everything she saw and thought she ought to have it. I had a will of my own, she said, "and my mother found it necessary to be

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