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The education of Alice Hamilton [electronic resource] from Fort Wayne to Harvard
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| 자료유형 | 단행본 |
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| 서명/저자사항 | The education of Alice Hamilton : from Fort Wayne to Harvard/ Matthew Ringenberg, William Ringenberg, and Joseph Brain. [electronic resource]. |
| 개인저자 | Ringenberg, Matthew,author. Ringenberg, William C.,1939- author, Brain, Joseph D.,author, |
| 발행사항 | Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, [2019]. |
| 형태사항 | 1 online resource. |
| 기타형태 저록 | Print version: Ringenberg, Matthew. Education of Alice Hamilton. Bloomington, Indiana : Indiana University Press, 2019 9780253043993 |
| ISBN | 9780253044006 0253044006 9780253044013 0253044014 |
| 서지주기 | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| 내용주기 | Prologue: Alice Hamilton arrives at Harvard -- Early informal education -- Learning in transition to adulthood -- Medical schools -- Learning self-confidence at Hull House -- Investigating the dangerous trades -- The scientist as social scientist -- Epilogue: The senior as a public intellectual -- A photographic memoir. |
| 요약 | "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 schools contributing to her lifelong dedication to learning. Focusing on the investigation of the health and safety conditions -- or rather lack thereof -- in the nation's factories and mines during the second decade of the twentieth century, her discoveries led to factory and mine level-initiated reforms, and to city, state, and federal reform legislation. It also led to a greater recognition in the nation's universities for formal academic programs in industrial and public health. In 1919 the Harvard officials considered Hamilton the best qualified person in the country to lead their effort in this area. The Education of Alice Hamilton is an inspiring story of a woman dedicated to erudition and helping others"-- |
| 해제 | Provided by publisher. |
| 주제명(개인명) | Hamilton, Alice,1869-1970. Hamilton, Alice,1869-1970. -- fast -- |
| 주제명(단체명) | Harvard University --Faculty Harvard University. |
| 주제명(지명) | United States. --fast |
| 일반주제명 | Women physicians --United States --Biography. Toxicologists --United States --Biography. Medicine, Industrial --United States --History --20th century. Public health --United States --History --20th century. BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY --Women. Medicine, Industrial. Public health. Toxicologists. Universities and colleges --Faculty. Women physicians. |
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