78:. She spent her time collecting information for a book on prenatal care. Upon returning to China, she met an old banker, a friend of her father's, who became interested in her work and later published her book in pamphlet form, making it possible for Chinese women to purchase the book for a few cents. That book was the first of its kind in China. Me-Iung Ting remained the director of Peiyang Women's Hospital in Tianjin since her return to China, and in 1928, she headed the Chinese delegation to the Pan-Pacific Women's Congress in Honolulu. In 1943, Me-Iung became the Chairman of the International Relief Committee in Tianjin. Her work with the multinational refugees was widely recognized. In 1950, Me-Iung immigrated to America and continued her contribution to medicine.
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days old to 18 years old. The sanitation was atrocious and infant mortality had been extremely high. It took Me-Iung months to fight against measles, diphtheria, meningitis and general malnutrition. She worked out simple
Chinese diets to fit the different elements and calorie requirements for the different age groups. The children began to show improvement within a few months. In the same year, 1935, a house designed for her by architect
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organized her nurses and a group of YMCA workers. They went to rural districts surrounding
Tianjin and gave 600 free vaccinations against smallpox. They organized simple first aid boxes with drugs for wounds, cuts and minor infections. They gave the first aid boxes and 2 weeks of simple instructions on first aid to the rural teachers. Ting also trained nurse-midwives to be stationed in the surrounding rural areas.
172:(2) Levi L. Barbour of Detroit, an alumnus and former regent of the University of Michigan, founded the Barbour Scholarship in 1917. While traveling in Asia, he recognized the need there for liberal and scientific education for women, particularly in medicine. He was inspired by the careers of three women physicians who were University alumnae, Drs.
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giving, and forgiving, ever blessing, ever blessed. Oh the dearness of her. Yes, I feel bereft, but I will try to incorporate, in the remaining time of my life, some of the steadfast faith and unswerving loyalty to her high code. Remarkable, oh yes, and also immeasurably lovable. I thank God she counted me as one of her friends."
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Chairperson of International Relief committee in Tianjin. Under her leadership, refugee camps were set up for the Koreans who fled from Japan to Manchuria, and now to Tianjin. The refugees were provided with food, shelter and medical care including vaccinations. In 1949, Ting
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Honolulu. In 1935, the mayor of Tianjin asked Dr. Ting to be the Director of the Tientsin Infants Asylum. This was the first time in the history of Tianjin to have a woman to serve in this government post. The Tientsin Infants Asylum was home to about one hundred unwanted girls ranging from a few
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Ting stayed in charge of
Peiyang Women's Hospital, increased her hospital staff from 8 to 45, started a training school for nurses, opened temporary branch hospitals in neighboring towns during epidemics, found suitable work for convalescent patients, delivered 10,000 babies, and in 1928 headed the
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One of her friends, Madeleine Wayne Diehl, gave this personal tribute: "She bore the responsibility for human frailties in others. In her own determined and dedicated little body and dauntless spirit she was as strong as anyone I have known, and, in a way, solitary, as great souls often are...ever
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October 1952, at the Convocation of Science and Human Values, Mount Holyoke College awarded Dr. Me-Iung Ting a citation for her outstanding work as a physician in Tianjin, China from 1922 to 1950. Her award cited her achievements as head of two hospitals, developer of an urban health program,
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Chengdu Road). It was a brick and wood building, combining western and oriental design. The front of the house was a one-story building used as a clinic. Since 1936, Ting devoted part of her energy to rural health work. 80% of the Chinese lived on farms. Ting
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169:(1) As a consequence of the Boxer Rebellion of 1900, China had to pay reparations to eight countries. In 1908, the U.S. used its share for scholarships for Chinese students and for the construction of Tsinghua University in Beijing. The Tsinghua Special Scholarship was also a recipient.
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England. She rendered valuable service in a mission hospital in Jacksonville, Florida, and in the
121:, in 1939, Ting was imprisoned by the Japanese from January 11 to Jan 29, 1939. No reason was given for her arrest. The Alumni Association of the University of Michigan petitioned the American State Department to obtain her release.
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