Education of Alice Hamilton

From Fort Wayne to Harvard

Häftad, Engelska, 2019

Av Matthew C. Ringenberg, William C. Ringenberg, Joseph D. Brain, Matthew Ringenberg, William Ringenberg, Joseph Brain

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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 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.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2019-11-01
Mått140 x 216 x 9 mm
Vikt181 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieIndiana University Press (IPS)
Antal sidor166
FörlagIndiana University Press
ISBN9780253043993

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List of TablesPrefaceBrief Educational Biography1. Prologue: Alice Hamilton Arrives at Harvard2. Early Informal Education3. Learning in Transition to Adulthood4. Medical Schools5. Learning Self Confidence at Hull House6. Investigating the Dangerous Trades7. The Scientist as Social Scientist8. Epilogue: The Senior as a Public Intellectual9. A Photographic MemoirBibliography: Wilma R. Slaight Bibliography of the Writings of Alice Hamilton

"This volume is valuable just for its windows—through a series of 40 photographs, a comprehensive table of honors and awards Hamilton received, and an extensive bibliography of other source material—into the formative years of our field and the life of a pathbreaking woman in academia. But the authors have brought Hamilton into the present moment through their careful synthesis of how she came to occupational epidemiology and remained absolutely faithful to science and to evidence-based advocacy at its best."—Adam M. Finkel, ScD, CIH, AJPH Book & Media