Alice Hamilton
Alice Hamilton (born 1869) focused her life on workplace safety.[1] Her dedication made the government improve health conditions for workers.[1] She worked in several medical jobs. Before she retired, she was a research assistant, a pathology professor, a bacteriologist, and an assistant professor at Harvard Medical School.[2][1] She was the first female professor at Harvard Medical School.[1][3] She was a consultant of the U.S. Division of Labor Standards and the President of the National Consumers League after she retired.[3]
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| Born | February 27, 1869 Manhattan, New York City, U.S. |
| Died | September 22, 1970 (aged 101) Hadlyme, Connecticut |
| Nationality | USA |
Alice Hamilton was born with 4 siblings.[2] Hamilton wanted to be a medical doctor when she was a child.[2] She attended the University of Michigan Medical school.[2][1] She was not allowed to study in German Universities.[2] So, she went back to the United States.[2] She worked as a research assistant at Johns Hopkins Medical School.[2] In 1897, Hamilton became a pathology professor at the Women’s Medical School of Northwestern University.[2][1] After that, she worked as a bacteriologist at Chicago’s Memorial Institute for Infectious Diseases. [2]
References
- "Alice Hamilton". Connecticut Women’s Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2021-12-16.
- "Alice Hamilton". Science History Institute. 2016-06-01. Retrieved 2021-12-16.
- "History of Alice Hamilton, MD | NIOSH | CDC". www.cdc.gov. 2021-06-25. Retrieved 2021-12-16.