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Record Nr.

UNINA9910659650403321

Autore

Ringenberg Matthew C.

Titolo

The education of Alice Hamilton : from Fort Wayne to Harvard / / Matthew C. Ringenberg, William C. Ringenberg, Joseph D. Brain

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Bloomington, IN : , : Indiana University Press, , [2019]

©2019

ISBN

0-253-04401-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (127 pages)

Disciplina

610.82

Soggetti

Women physicians - United States

Medicine, Industrial

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Brief Educational Biography -- 1. Prologue: Alice Hamilton Arrives at Harvard -- 2. Early Informal Education -- 3. Learning in Transition to Adulthood -- 4. Medical Schools -- 5. Learning Self-Confidence at Hull House -- 6. Investigating the Dangerous Trades -- 7. The Scientist as Social Scientist -- 8. Epilogue: The Senior as a Public Intellectual -- 9. A Photographic Memoir -- Endnotes -- Bibliography -- Wilma R. Slaight Bibliography of the Writings of Alice Hamilton -- About the Authors.

Sommario/riassunto

The Education of Alice Hamilton is an inspiring story of a woman dedicated to erudition and helping others.