DR. GARDNER SAYS WOMEN EMPLOYEES BETTER OFF AS SMOKERS
Chicago, Illinois (JFK+50) On October 18, 1922, the president of the Association of Railroad Chief Surgeons*, Dr. Paul E. Gardner, said that tobacco use is "an attribute of a perfect lady."
Dr. Gardner was speaking to delegates of the organization's annual convention meeting here in the Windy City.
The good doctor added...
"Women employees will be better off if they work out their difficulties over a cigarette."
*To meet the demand for medical care for railroad employees working in remote areas, the railroad became an early adopter of employer based health care.
SOURCES
"Prescribes Cigarettes For Women Workers," The New York Tribune, October 19, 1922, Chronicling America, Library of Congress, www.loc.gov/
"Retro Indy: Railroad surgeons were pioneers in trauma care," by Dawn Mitchell, Indy Star, August 10, 2018, www.indystar.com/
