Alice Hamilton (1869-1970)

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Object Details

Subject

Hamilton, Alice 1869-1970

Harvard Medical School

University of Michigan

Hull House (Chicago, Ill.)

Summary

An expert in occupational health issues, Dr. Alice Hamilton (1869-1970) was Assistant Professor of Industrial Medicine, Harvard Medical School. After graduating from the University of Michigan, Hamilton did additional research in Germany and then began a lifelong effort to apply bacteriology, pharmacology, and toxicology to public health. She worked briefly at Hull House in Chicago and in 1919 became the first woman on the faculty of the Harvard Medical School, remaining at Harvard until her retirement in 1935.

Cite as

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 90-105, Science Service Records, Image No. SIA2008-3287

Repository Loc.

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Capital Gallery, Suite 3000, MRC 507; 600 Maryland Avenue, SW; Washington, DC 20024-2520

Local number

SIA Acc. 90-105 [SIA2008-3287]

Restrictions & Rights

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Type

Black-and-white photographs

Data Source

Smithsonian Institution Archives

Topic

Industrial hygiene

Women scientists

Bacteriology

Metadata Usage

CC0

Record ID

siris_arc_297431