 roles and the impact that the "McCrackens of Shanghai" had. This motivated Mary Elizabeth to follow in her father's footsteps to pursue a medical degree and become a medical missionary in China. Though this was a lofty goal, she did not let her paralysis hinder her. She took up challenges and obstacles with one goal in mind: to serve the children in Shanghai. To Mary Elizabeth, her fight against infantile paralysis transformed from a part of her that she had to deal with into a trait she could overcome or even leverage to become the medical missionary she hoped to be for the Chinese children.

Service in Shanghai 
After Mary Elizabeth's internship at the Refugee Hospital, she stayed one more year to work in the pediatrics department. By this time, she practically ran the entire pediatrics department at the hospital. During the Sino-Japanese War, she worked with the Red Cross to gain access to powdered milk for the refugee babies she took care of. Wanting the best for her patients, she went beyond what the Red Cross gave her, using most of her own money to buy medicines and supplies, like soybean powdered milk—a more superior supplement than just powdered milk, for "her children".

Specializing in pediatrics, she returned to the United States to work in the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia to gain more experience. She finished her work at the Children's Hospital on July 1, 1941. After her time at the Children's Hospital, she hoped to return to China to serve the children in Shanghai. Returning to China was harder now because the Chinese had just banned “all women and useless men.” Despite this, Mary Elizabeth was determined to return.

By seeking out her father's second cousin, Dr. Henry Noble McCracken, president of Vassar College whom had relations with President Franklin Roosevelt, she was able to get her passport approved. One reason she was able to receive her visa was because President Roosevelt himself was diagnosed with infantile paralysis too. After receiving approval, she headed back to the Refugee Hospital, where her father was in charge, to take the lead of pediatrics department again.

When she returned her father noted a few differences about the way she worked. She didn’t seek to abide by her father's hospital rules anymore, though she previously was most obedient. She was also overly cautious about not wasting anything—drinking even the residual milk in a cup after rinsing it with water. She wanted to use all of her resources most effectively
roles and the impact that the " McCrackens of Shanghai " had. This motivated Mary Elizabeth to adopt in her founder's footsteps to pursue a medical academic degree and become a medical missionary in China. Though this was a lofty goal, she did not permit her paralysis hinder her. She took up challenge and obstacles with one goal in thinker: to serve the children in Shanghai. To Mary Elizabeth, her competitiveness against childish paralysis transformed from a part of her that she take to deal with into a trait she could overcome or even leverage to become the aesculapian missionary she hoped to be for the Chinese children. 

 Service in Shanghai 
 After Mary Elizabeth's internship at the Refugee Hospital, she stay one more year to work in the pediatrics department. By this clock time, she practically prevail the entire pediatrics department at the hospital. During the Sino - Japanese War, she worked with the Red Cross to gain access to powdered milk for the refugee babies she consume care of. Wanting the best for her patients, she went beyond what the Red Cross move over her, using most of her own money to buy medicines and supplies, like soybean powdered milk — a more superior supplement than just powdered milk, for " her children ". 

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 By try out her father's second cousin, Dr. Henry Noble McCracken, president of Vassar College whom had relations with President Franklin Roosevelt, she was able to get her passport approve. One reason she was able to receive her visa was because President Roosevelt himself was diagnosed with infantile paralysis too. After welcome approval, she headed back to the Refugee Hospital, where her father was in cathexis, to take the lead of pediatrics department again. 

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Service in Shangrai 
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 roles and the impact that the "MCCrackens oF ShanGhaI" haD. THis mOtivAted Mary ElizabETh to Follow in her father's footSteps To PUrsuE A mEdicaL degree ANd BEComE a MeDicAl MIsSionaRy iN China. THough this wAs a LoFty goal, she diD NoT let her parAlySis hinder her. she Took up ChAllENges aNd oBstacLes witH One goaL in mind: to SeRVe the cHIldren iN sHaNghaI. To Mary Elizabeth, hER fIGht against infaNtile pArALySIS trAnsFormed from A pArt of HEr that sHE hAD TO deAL with into a traIt she could oVErcOme or eVeN leVErage tO becoMe THe mEdical missiOnarY she hoped To be foR The ChinESe childRen.

SerVicE in shanGHaI 
AFteR MARy ELIzAbeTH's iNternshiP aT tHe RefUgee hOSPItal, She StayEd one More year to worK in The pEDiaTrics DeparTmenT. BY this Time, shE pracTiCally ran the entiRe peDiatrics dEpaRtMenT aT the hOSpital. durIng The Sino-japanesE war, ShE WORkEd with the Red Cross tO gAIN aCcess to pOwdereD MiLk FOr the refUgEe bAbieS SHe tooK carE Of. wanting tHe best FOr HeR patienTs, She wenT bEyoNd wHat thE red CRoss gaVe her, usiNg mosT Of her own money tO Buy medicines aND sUPPlIEs, liKe sOybean powdeRed mILk—a mOre sUPeRioR SupplEment ThAN jUSt powdered milk, for "heR cHildreN".

SpecIalizing in pedIatrics, she RETUrned to tHe UnITeD states to work in The ChIldren's HosPItal of PhIladeLphia to gAin more exPERience. ShE fiNisHed Her WORk At the Children'S hOspiTaL on July 1, 1941. aftEr her tiMe aT thE ChIldReN's HospitaL, she hopeD tO rEtUrN to china TO serve thE cHilDrEn iN ShanGHai. RetUrninG to CHiNa WAs hArder noW BeCAUse tHe chInesE haD jUst baNned “ALl wOmen and Useless meN.” DeSPite ThIs, mary EliZabeth was deteRmIned to retuRn.

by sEeking OUT her fathEr's second cousin, Dr. Henry NOBle McCrAckEn, preSideNt of VassaR CoLlege wHom HAd relaTions wIth PrEsIdeNT frankLIN ROosEvElt, she was aBLE to Get heR pAsspOrt apprOved. One reason she waS AblE to receive her VisA was BECaUse pReSIdeNt rOosEVElt himself was diAgnosed witH iNFaNtile paralYSis ToO. After rEceivinG apprOVal, she hEaded back To the RefuGeE HosPITal, Where her faTher was iN charge, to TAke thE LeAd of pEdiAtrics DeParTment Again.

WHEn sHe retUrned hEr Father Noted A fEw differEnces about the way she workEd. She dIdn’t sEek To abide by Her FAthEr's hospitAl ruLes anymore, ThoUgh She prEviOUsly wAs moST oBedIEnt. ShE was ALso overly CAuTioUS AbOut not wastiNG ANytHing—dRinKIng eveN the Residual milk in a cuP After rinsing it With WATer. she WAnteD tO use all of her reSouRcES Most effeCtIvely
 roles and the impact that  the "McCr acken s o f S ha ngha i" h ad. This motiv a tedMary Elizabeth to foll ow in  h e r fa t he r's f ootstep s  t o pur su ea m ed i ca l deg ree  and be come a med ica lmissionary i n  C hina. Thou ghthis was a l oft y goal ,she did n otlet h er par a lysishinder he r. She to o k up ch a l le nges  and obstacles wi t ho ne goal in min d: tose r ve t hechi ldren in S ha nghai .  To Mar y  E l i z abe t h, her fightagainst inf a nti le par al ysi s  trans forme df rom  a part ofherthat shehad to deal wi t h intoa trai t s hecoul d  o ve rco me ore ve n l e ver age to b ec om e the  med i c a l  mis sio nary  shehoped to be f ortheC hin ese c hildr en.
S ervic e in S hangh ai  
After Mary El izab eth's int ern sh ipat  theR efugee  Ho spi tal, sh e staye d  on em o r eyear to work in th ep e di atrics d epartm e nt .B y this t im e,shep r actic ally ra n the en tire p e di at rics de pa rtment  a t t hehospi t al.During  the Sin o-Jap a nese War, shew orked with th e  R e d  C r osstogain access  top owde redm il k f o r the  refu ge e  b a bies she took careof . Want ing t he best for h er patient s , she went  bey o nd what the Red C rossgave her,u sing mos t ofher ownmoney tob u y medici nes  an d s upp l i es , like soybea n powd er ed milk —amore su per ior  su ppl em ent thanjust pow de re dmi lk,  for" her chil dr en" .
Sp ecial i zing i n ped iatr ic s, she  return e dt o  the  U ni tedSta te s towork inthe Chi ldren's H osp i talof  P hiladel phia to gainmo re experie nc e.She fi n i shed her  work at the Children's Hospita l o n Jul y 1,  1941. Af ter  her t ime at the  Child ren's  H osp i t al, s h e  h ope dto returnt o  Ch ina t oserv e the c hildren in Shangha i . R eturning to C hin a wa s ha rde r  n o w b ec a use t he Chinese hadjust banne d“ al l women an d  us el ess men .” Desp ite t h is, Mar y Elizabe th was de te rmin e d  to  return.
By seeki ng out he r  fath e r' s sec ond  cousi n,  Dr . Hen ry Nob l e M cCrac ken, p re sident  of V as sar Coll ege whom had relationswith P resid ent  Franklin  Ro o sev elt, shewasable to ge t h erpassp ort appro ved. On e r e asonshew as able t o  r ece i v eher visa wa s b eca use P res i dent R oose velt himself wasd iagnosed withinfa n t ile  pa r alys is  too. After re cei vi n g  approva l,  she headed  back to  t h e Ref ugee H ospita l, wher e he r  fathe r wa s i n charge,  to  t a ke thele ad of ped iatr ic s depa rtment agai n . 

When she retur ned h e r  fath e r n otedafew dif f eren ces aboutthe way she  worke d. S he di dn’t se ek  to ab ide  b y her fath e r's hospi tal r ules an ym ore,  th ough s he p r e vious ly w as  mo st obedie n t .S he  w a s a lsooverl ycaut ious abou t  not was tin g  anythi ng —dr i n king e v en t he residua l m ilk i n a cup afte r  rin s in g  it w ith wa ter. S he want e d t ouse all  of h er resour ces moste ffe ct ivel y
 roles_and the_impact that the "McCrackens_of Shanghai"_had._This motivated_Mary_Elizabeth to follow_in her father's_footsteps to pursue a_medical degree and_become_a medical missionary in China. Though this was a lofty goal, she did not_let_her paralysis_hinder_her._She took up challenges and_obstacles with one goal in_mind: to_serve the children in Shanghai. To Mary Elizabeth,_her_fight against infantile_paralysis transformed from a part of her that she_had to deal with into a_trait she could_overcome_or_even leverage to become_the medical missionary she hoped to_be for the Chinese children.

Service in_Shanghai 
After Mary Elizabeth's internship at the_Refugee Hospital, she stayed one more_year to work in the_pediatrics department._By this time, she practically_ran the entire_pediatrics department_at the hospital._During the Sino-Japanese War, she worked_with the Red_Cross to gain access to powdered_milk_for the refugee_babies_she_took care_of. Wanting the_best_for her_patients,_she went beyond what the Red_Cross_gave her, using most of her own_money to buy medicines_and_supplies, like soybean powdered_milk—a more superior supplement than_just powdered milk, for "her children".

Specializing_in pediatrics,_she returned_to the United States to work in the Children's Hospital of_Philadelphia to gain more experience. She_finished her work at_the Children's_Hospital_on July 1,_1941._After her_time at the Children's Hospital, she hoped_to return_to China to serve the children_in Shanghai. Returning to_China_was harder now because the Chinese_had just banned “all women and_useless men.” Despite this, Mary_Elizabeth_was_determined to return.

By seeking out_her father's second cousin, Dr. Henry_Noble McCracken, president_of Vassar College whom had relations with_President_Franklin Roosevelt, she was able to_get_her passport approved. One reason she_was_able_to receive her visa was_because President Roosevelt himself was diagnosed_with infantile paralysis too. After receiving approval, she headed_back to the_Refugee Hospital, where her father_was_in_charge, to take the lead of pediatrics department again.

When she_returned her_father noted a_few differences about the way she worked. She didn’t seek_to abide by her father's hospital rules_anymore, though she previously was most obedient. She was also overly_cautious about not wasting anything—drinking even the residual_milk in a cup after rinsing it_with water. She wanted_to_use all of her resources most effectively