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MEMORIES

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Gregory School - This is my elementary school in Long Branch, New Jersey (kindergarten to sixth grade) which was across the street from my home.


 
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House that Donald built - Childhood home on Ludlow Street in Long Branch, New Jersey. Built in 1955 by my father and mother.


 
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High School Cap & Gown, 1965


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Physics Lab - Pondering over optics in Edison Science Building at Monmouth College as an Upperclassman, 1967.


 
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Bachelor of Science - Left to right: My mother, Itasker (1915-1977); Yvonne; my father, Donald Thornton (1925-1983), on the campus of Monmouth College at my graduation, June, 1969 .


 
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Medical School Graduation - On the downtown campus of Columbia University, May 16, 1973 before taking the Hippocratic Oath.


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New York Times Interview - New York Times article (October 4, 1976) about the young female obstetricians finding themselves in demand. In 1976, 95% of OB/GYNs were men.


 
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Roosevelt Hospital residency, 1977 - Seated: Left to right. Dr. Thornton-Chief resident (second left), Dr. Thomas F. Dillon (center). Standing (First row): Dr. Ernst Bartsich (between Dr. Thornton and Dr. Dillon); Dr. Abraham Risk (behind Dr. Dillon).


 
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My private office at Cornell, 1986






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