APA'S Women Presidents Gather for Historic Photo

When Thomas Kirkbride and 12 other superintendents of mental institutions gathered in Philadelphia in 1844 and created what became APA, not a founding mother was found among them. And while it took many years before a woman was elected president of the nation's oldest medical specialty society, in the past two decades five of APA's presidents have been women. They gathered for a photo at APA's 2005 annual meeting in Atlanta: (from left) Mary Jane England, M.D., who served for the 1995-1996 term; Carol Nadelson, M.D., 1985-1986; Elissa Benedek, M.D., 1990-1991; Marcia Goin, M.D., 2003-2004; and Michelle Riba, M.D., 2004-2005.