Resources
CEU Requirements
Rules
and Regulations pertaining to Continuing Education
as of 3/28/00 are located here
MPTA
By-Laws
Click
here for MPTA By-Laws (PDF
File)
Helen
May Bradley Scrapbook
Click
here for the Helen May Bradley Scrapbook
Who
was Helen May Bradley?
Physical Therapists in Missouri have a proud
tradition of service beginning with Helen
May Bradley. So, who was Helen May Bradley?
I am glad that you asked, because it is often
said that I am infatuated with Helen May Bradley!
Helen May Bradley, known to us as the first
Physical Therapist in Missouri, answered a
call to serve her country as a reconstruction
aide during the First World War. After earning
degrees from the Kirksville College of Osteopathic
Medicine and University of Southern California
education she left her comfortable life in
Kansas City in the summer of 1918 to attend
the Reconstruction Aide training program at
Reed College in Portland, Oregon. After mobilization
in New York City, on January 1, 1919 she traveled
to serve at the Base Hospital at Fort Sam
Houston, San Antonio, Texas.
After her tour of duty she was wise enough
to answer a call of her profession and to
be a charter member of the American Women’s
Physiotherapy Association. As a member of
this group, along with Molly McMillan and
others, she provided guidance for our profession
to move from on-the-job training to an academic
degree. These pioneers laid the framework
for our profession.
In her clinical career, Helen provided service
to Veterans at VA hospitals and service as
an administrator to several programs and at
the Dickson-Diveley Clinic dedicated to serving
the poor in the KC area.
Helen May Bradley kept a very detailed scrapbook
of her experience as a Reconstruction Aide.
Her original album was found and purchased
at an antique shop in Smithville, Missouri
by William (Bill) Dunn, PT, a Missouri Chapter
member. Joan Mills and the History and Archives
Committee reconstructed the scrapbook and
brought it to every chapter meeting for members
to enjoy. The Committee is happy to announce
that the scrapbook has been scanned and is
not available online at http://www.maryville.edu/FlipBooks/hmb/flipviewerxpress.html.
The original scrapbook is available to view
for research by contacting Dr. Charles Gulas,
PT, PhD, at cgulas@maryville.edu. The History
and Archives Committee would like to thank
Maryville University for hosting the digital
scrapbook on their server.
