The Education of Alice Hamilton : From Fort Wayne to Harvard.

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"As the founder of the Occupational Safety and Health Act and the first woman faculty member of Harvard University, Alice Hamilton will be remembered for her contributions to public health and her remarkable career. Born and raised in Fort Wayne, Indiana, Hamilton attended several medical schoo...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Ringenberg, Matthew C.
Other Authors: Ringenberg, William C., Brain, Joseph D.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Newburyport : Indiana University Press, 2019.
Subjects:
Hamilton, Alice, > 1869-1970.
Hamilton, Alice, > 1869-1970
Harvard University > Faculty > Biography.
Harvard University
1900-1999
Medicine, Industrial > United States > History > 20th century.
Public health > United States > History > 20th century.
Toxicologists > United States > Biography.
Women physicians > United States > Biography.
Médecine du travail > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Santé publique > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Toxicologues > États-Unis > Biographies.
Femmes médecins > États-Unis > Biographies.
Medicine, Industrial
Public health
Toxicologists
Universities and colleges > Faculty
Women physicians
United States
Biographies
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover
  • Title page
  • Copyright
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • Brief Educational Biography
  • Chapter 1: Prologue: Alice Hamilton Arrives at Harvard
  • Chapter 2: Early Informal Education
  • Chapter 3: Learning in Transition to Adulthood
  • Chapter 4: Medical Schools
  • Chapter 5: Learning Self-Confidence at Hull House
  • Chapter 6: Investigating the Dangerous Trades
  • Chapter 7: The Scientist as Social Scien
  • Chapter 8: Epilogue: The Senior as a Public Intellectual
  • Chapter 9: A Photographic Memoir
  • Endnotes
  • Bibliography
  • Wilma R. Slaight Bibliography of the Writings of Alice Hamilton
  • About the Author

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