Chairman of the Department of Physical Education for Women of the University of Michigan, and physician in the University Health Service.
From the description of Margaret Bell papers, 1919-1956. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 344195771888Born in Chicago, Illinois, to Frank Elliott and Elizabeth T. (Dyer) Bell.19031907Attended John Dewey Laboratory School, University of Chicago High School.1910Graduate from Sargent School of Physical Education.19101915Taught at South Park Playground, Chicago.19101916Taught at Englewood High School.1915Graduated with B.S. from University of Chicago.19161918Taught at University of Chicago.1918Taught at Teachers' College, Chicago.1920Graduated from Trudeau School of Tuberculosis.1921Graduated with M.D. from Rush Medical School, Chicago; Assistant, Internal Medicine at Cardiac Clinics, Central Free Dispensary, Chicago.1922Research worker at Elizabeth McCormick Memorial Fund, Chicago.1923Received certificate from San Francisco Hospital, San Francisco.1923Co-director of Camp Tenaya, Yosemite, Ontario.1923/24Professor of Hygiene and Physical Education, Chairman Department of Physical Education for Women, Medical Advisor for Women at University of Michigan. (continued in these positions until 1956)19291930Instructor, Internal Medicine at University of Chicago Clinics.19371938New York Post Graduate School of medicine.1969Died
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Professional and Service Organizations in Which Margaret Bell Was ActiveOrganizations:
Physical Education
American Association for Health and Physical EducationMid-West Physical Education AssociationMichigan Physical Education AssociationNational College Directors' SocietyMidwest College Physical Education SocietySargent Alumnae AssociationEducation:
Michigan Education AssociationNational Education AssociationMedical:
American Medical AssociationAmerican Public Health AssociationAmerican Student Health AssociationMichigan Student Health AssociationNational Conference on College HygieneWashtenaw County Medical SocietyOthers:
Women's Research SocietyA.A.U.W.University of Chicago Alumni and Alumnae AssociationsAmerican Youth HostelsHonorary Societies:
Alpha Omega Alpha - Honorary MedicalDelta Omega - Honorary Public Health Phi Kappa Phi - Honorary EducationPi Lambda Theta - Honorary Education Fellow, American Medical AssociationFellow, American College of Physicians (1932)Fellow, American Association for Health and Physical Education (1933)Fellow, American Public Health Association (1941) Outside Committees and Responsibilities:
Physical Education
American Association for Health and Physical Education and Recreation1929 Committee on Medical Examinations for Women and Girls1935 Executive Committee1935 Legislative Council1935 Governing Board1937 Vice-President1932-33 Section Chairman, Therapeutic Section1934-35 Section Chairman, Teacher Training Section1934 Dance Section Adviser1939-40 President1944 Committee to establish provisions for Health Service Health Instruction, Physical Education, Athletics and Recreation for U.S. Office of EducationAmerican Youth Hostels Regional Committee1938 Advisory Board, Great Lakes AreaWomen's Athletic Section of American Association for Health and Physical Education
1931 Member of Executive Committee and Legislative Board1934 Committee on Policy1934 Finance Committee1933-35 National College Directors' Society, Program Committee1931-33 Mid-West College Directors' Society, PresidentMid-West Physical Education Association
1930-32 Vice-President1932-34 President1933-34 Committee on Orthopedics1935-36 Committee on Reorganization and PolicyState Council on Physical Education, 1934Michigan Physical Education Association
1933-34 Advisory CommitteeWhite House Committees
1929 Leadership Training in Secondary Schools1929 Recreation and Physical EducationMedical and Health Education
Washtenaw County Medical Society
1936 Vice-President1938-39 Committee on Public Health LegislationAmerican Student Health Association
1932-33 Committee on Physical Activities1932-33 Committee on Program1932-33 Women's Committee1938- Committee on Hygiene of Physical ActivitiesMichigan Student Health Association
1936 Committee on Department Organization, Integration and Administration of Student HealthNational Conference on College Hygiene
1932-33 Committee on Interrelations and Correlation ofHea1th Conference called by Governor Murphy in Lansing, 1938National Conference for Cooperation in School Health Education
1938 Member on Organization and Appraisal Committee1939 Executive Committee, alternate member-at-largeAmerican Association of School Administrators
1941-1942 Member, Commission on 1942 Yearbook on Health EducationFrom the guide to the Margaret Bell papers, 1919-1956, (Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan)