Subseries: Hamilton, Alice, 1869-1970. Portraits,, 1919-1995.
Dates
- Creation: 1919-1995.
Conditions Governing Access
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Extent
20 photographsBiographical / Historical
Alice Hamilton was the first woman appointed to the faculty at Harvard University, and founder of occupational medicine. M.D. University of Michigan, 1893. Studied pathology and bacteriology at the Universities of Leipzig and Munich, Germany, 1895-96. Pathology faculty Women’s Medical College of Northwestern University, 1902-10. Medical investigator Illinois Occupational Disease Commission, 1910-21. Assistant Professor HMS and HSPH, 1920-1935.
Creator
- From the Collection: Center for the History of Medicine (Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine) (Organization)
Repository Details
Part of the Center for the History of Medicine (Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine) Repository
The Center for the History of Medicine in the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine is one of the world's leading resources for the study of the history of health and medicine. Our mission is to enable the history of medicine and public health to inform healthcare, the health sciences, and the societies in which they are embedded.