Maude Glasgow was born in
Cookstown, Ireland in 1876. Her father was Silas Glasgow of
Killycurragh. She had a brother James later of
Moneymore. She was educated in the
Marlborough Street College in
Dublin before she emigrated to
New York. Her sister Janet is remembered for having supported Glasgow during her time in education. Once she was settled in New York she attended the
Mount Sinai Training School for Nurses where she got a degree in nursing. But she wanted to learn more so she continued her studies and received a degree in medicine in 1901 from
Cornell University Medical College. Glasgow got a job with
Department of Health in New York. She was appointed as medical inspector. She also spent time as the
New York Telephone Company's chief woman physician looking after the health of the employees and responsible for public health education. In 1921 she went on to get a further degree in public health from
New York University and
Bellevue Medical College. She was particularly interested in the welfare of women. Glasgow donated to funds to encourage young women to study medicine and created an award, the
Janet M. Glasgow Memorial Award, named after her sister, to the woman who graduates first in her class. It is moderated by the
American Medical Women’s Association. There are also citations for the women who graduate in the top 10% of their class. ==Bibliography==