| LC control no. | n 82062584 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Hamilton, Alice, 1869-1970 |
| Birth date | 1869-02-27 |
| Death date | 1970-09-22 |
| Field of activity | Health Medicine |
| Affiliation | Harvard University Northwestern University (Evanston, Ill.) |
| Profession or occupation | College teachers Pathologists |
| Found in | Industrial toxicology, c1945: t.p. (Alice Hamilton, AM, MD; assist. prof. Emeritus of industrial med., Harvard Univ., Boston, MA) Wikipedia, viewed November 22, 2016: Alice Hamilton page (Alice Hamilton (February 27, 1869 - September 22, 1970) was a leading expert in the field of occupational health and the first woman appointed to the faculty of Harvard University. She was a pioneer in the field of toxicology, studying occupational illnesses and the dangerous effects of industrial metals and chemical compounds on the human body. During her years at Hull House, Hamilton was active in the women's rights and peace movements. She traveled with Jane Addams and Emily Greene Balch to the 1915 International Congress of Women in the Hague. In 1919, Hamilton was hired as assistant professor in a new Department of Industrial Medicine at Harvard Medical School, making her the first woman appointed to the faculty there in any field) Hidden No More website, June 17, 2020 profile page (Alice Hamilton was a professor of pathology at Northwestern Women's Medical School) <https://www.northwestern.edu/hidden-no-more/faculty-profiles/alice-hamilton.html> |
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