“Feminine Invasion”: Women and Philippine Pharmacy in the Early Twentieth Century

• Main Author: Nery, Leo Angelo;
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2018
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/phstudies/vol66/iss2/2; https://archium.ateneo.edu/context/phstudies/article/4290/viewcontent/6400.pdf
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

Originally a male-exclusive profession in the nineteenth century, Philippine pharmacy became the domain of women in the early twentieth century. This sea change occurred as educational institutions began to cater to women’s career aspiration in pharmacy and especially after the US colonial school sy...