A Personal History of Dr. Leona Baumgartner covering the years 1906-1962 (with a bibliography of her published work, 1926-1972), 1977.

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A Personal History of Dr. Leona Baumgartner covering the years 1906-1962 (with a bibliography of her published work, 1926-1972), 1977.

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Biography of Dr. Baumgartner based on research and personal interviews. Submitted to the Department of History of Science and Medicine in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the M.D at Yale University.

29 x 23 x 4 centimeters.

Harvard University, Medical School, Countway Library

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Harvard University, Medical School, Countway Library

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Leona Baumgartner (1902-1991), A.B., 1923, University of Kansas; M.A., 1925, University of Kansas; Ph.D., 1932, Yale University; M.D., 1934, Yale University, was the first female Commissioner of Public Health for New York City, 1954 to 1962, and later became an Assistant Director of the Agency for International Development (AID), a position she held until 1965. She was named Visiting Professor of Social Medicine at Harvard Medical School, Boston, in 1966, where she served until her retirement in...