Ida S. Scudder: Difference between revisions

In 1928, ground was broken for the "Hillsite" medical school campus on 200 acres (0.8&nbsp;km²) at Bagayam, Vellore. In 1928, [[Mahatma Gandhi]] visited the medical school. She traveled a number of times to the [[United States]] to raise funds for the college and hospital, raising a total in the millions. In 1945, the college was opened to men as well as women. In 2003 the [[Vellore Christian Medical Center]] was the largest [[Christianity|Christian]] hospital in the world, with 2000 beds, and its medical school is now one of the premier medical colleges in India.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://citypatriots.com/asia/india/tamil-nadu/vellore |title=Archived copy |access-date=2015-05-31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150707023153/http://citypatriots.com/asia/india/tamil-nadu/vellore |archive-date=2015-07-07 |url-status=dead |df= }}</ref>

One day in 1953, aged 82, she was at "Hilltop", her bungalow at [[Kodaikanal]], and opened a stack of letters and telegrams. Her name is a famous one in India. A letter once reached her addressed simply, "Dr. Ida, India." But the mail was heavier than usual because friends around the world were congratulating her on winning the [[Elizabeth Blackwell (doctor)|Elizabeth Blackwell Citation]] from the [[New York Eye and Ear Infirmary]], as one of 1952's five outstanding women doctors.<ref>[http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,817967,00.html?promoid=googlep "A Family Tradition"], ''Time Magazine'' (February 16, 1953)</ref>

She died on May 23, 1960, aged 89, at her bungalow.<ref>biographical information on ISS and the Scudder family, see the inventory for Ida Sophia Scudder, MC 205, Scudder, Ida S. 1870-1960. Papers, 1843-1976 (inclusive), 1888-1960 (bulk) (84-M159) Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America, Radcliffe College, February 1985 [http://oasis.harvard.edu:10080/oasis/deliver/~sch00898 Ida Scudder paperws] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.is/20120214084532/http://oasis.harvard.edu:10080/oasis/deliver/~sch00898 |date=2012-02-14 }}</ref><ref>''Notable American Women, The Modern Period'' (Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 1984).</ref>