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1921. Mary McMillan Is Elected the First President of the American Women’s Physical Therapeutic Association. World War I had just ended. Throughout the war, reconstruction aides, the predecessors to modern physical therapists, worked tirelessly to do their part, treating the many casualties of war and getting soldiers back on their feet.
- A Life on Both Sides of The Ocean
- Much-Needed Expertise
- In The Army Now
- Nursing The Wounded
- Sharing The Power of Physical Therapy
Mary McMillan in her early twenties Mary McMillan was born in Boston in 1880, just a few years after her parents emigrated from Scotland. When she was five years old, her mother died of consumption, weakened from the grueling delivery of Mary’s younger sister and heartbroken by the baby’s untimely death. After her mother’s funeral, her father remar...
Throughout the early twentieth century, polio was a disease that crippled thousands, including children When Mary returned to the United States in 1917, no one outside of New York City was practicing anything even remotely like what she had been trained to do in Europe. Mary had specialized in physical deformities and understood the principles of t...
Mary was the first Reconstruction Aide of the United States Army Medical Corps In early 1918, Mary was sworn into the US Army as the first "Reconstruction Aide." At the time, this was the term for a physical therapist, and Mary was the first one recognized as such in the United States. She took her considerable expertise and experience directly to ...
WWI soldiers recovering from wounds and undergoing rehabilitation at Walter Reed Hospital in Washington, DC. Mary designed the army hospital’s physical therapy protocols from scratch during her time at Walter Reed. She had to overcome a good deal of skepticism about the value of massage and worked hard to sell her ideas. She even had have a special...
Mary teaching aspiring physical therapists at Reed College in Portland, OR After the war, Mary wrote a book describing the treatments she pioneered. Massage and Therapeutic Exercise was published in 1920 and was met with surprising success. The world was hungry for physical therapy, and Mary later taught the first course on the subject at Reed Coll...
Mary McMillan Is Elected the First President of the American Women’s Physical Therapeutic Association. World War I had just ended. Throughout the war, reconstruction aides, the predecessors to modern physical therapists, worked tirelessly to do their part, treating the many casualties of war and getting soldiers back on their feet.
Sep 23, 2021 · 52nd Mary McMillan Lecture. Video. Date: Thursday, September 23, 2021. Our innovative DNA surfaced amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. We explore the importance of fostering an innovative culture within physical therapy and its significant impact on patient care.
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Sep 15, 2018 · Mary “Mollie” McMillan (1880–1959) is remembered as one of the pioneers of our profession and as the founding president of the American Physical Therapy Association. Born in Hyde Park, Massachusetts, she grew up and was educated in England, where she decided on a career in physical therapy.
Aug 8, 2023 · The push for international concern was put forth by Mary McMillan, the first President of the American Women’s Physical Therapy Association (later the American Physiotherapy Association), and she and Mildred Elson sought ways foster the development of physical therapy in countries where it was sorely needed.
