JUL
25
SAT
communityPaid
DURHAM · 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM
← Back to list · Events / Durham County / library / No. 00495
DURHAM, NC · WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22, 2026 · LIBRARY
When Sally Met Harry: The Chance Meeting that Birthed a Field of American Medicine
In 1949 Sally Barry's chance encounter at The Sir Francis Drake Hotel with Doctor Harry Benjamin led to the creation of a whole new subfield of endocrinology.
libraryhistoryeducation
Fig. 01 — Virtual
About the event
In 1949 Sally Barry's chance encounter at The Sir Francis Drake Hotel with Doctor Harry Benjamin led to the creation of a whole new subfield of endocrinology.
Join Dr. Zoe Wendler on ZOOM to learn about this lost piece of medical history, and the woman (and her endocrine disorder!) which birthed a field of American medicine.
Zoe Wendler is a professor of technical writing at Ferris State University. She specializes in page design, biomedical communications, usability studies, and has a special interest in several areas of the history of modern medicine. She currently has a forthcoming book through Bloomsbury Academic.