Women pioneers of medical research : biographies of 25 outstanding scientists / King-Thom Chung ; foreword by Hubert A. Lechevalier.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Chung, King-Thom, 1943- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Medicine--Research.

Medicine.

Medicine--History.

Biology--Research.

Biology.

Women scientists--Biography.

Women scientists.

Scientists--Biography.

Scientists.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (221 p.)

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, North Carolina ; London, [England] : McFarland & Company, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

While most laymen could recognize Florence Nightingale as the founder of modern nursing, it's doubtful they could likewise identify Louise Pearce as one of the primary researchers in the cure for African Sleeping Sickness or Anna W. Williams as the discoverer of the diphtheria antitoxin. This book profiles 25 women who have made significant contributions to medical research, including Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, Lydia Folger Fowler, Virginia Apgar, and Rosalind Franklin, among others. Each profile includes a general introduction and covers the woman's childhood or family background, her formal

Contents:

Cover; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; Foreword by Hubert A. Lechevalier; Preface; 1-Mary Wortley Montagu (1689-1762) Promoter of Inoculation Against Smallpox; 2-Florence Nightingale (1820-1910) Founder of Modern Nursing; 3-Elizabeth Blackwell (1821-1910) Champion of Medical Education for Women; 4-Lydia Folger Fowler (1822-1879) First American Woman to Receive a Medical Degree; 5-Marie Elizabeth Zakrzewska (1829-1902) Pioneering German-Born Physician; 6-Elizabeth Garrett Anderson (1836-1917) Pioneering British Physician

7-Anna W. Williams (1863-1954) Developer of Diphtheria Antitoxin and of a Method for Quickly Diagnosing Rabies8-Madame Marie Sklodowska Curie (1867-1934) Discoverer of Medically Important Radium; 9-Sara Josephine Baker (1873-1945) Physician and Pioneer Public Health Worker; 10-Alice Catherine Evans (1881-1975) Researcher in Bacteriology and Promoter of Pasteurization of Milk; 11-Louise Pearce (1885-1959) Leader in Research on Both African Sleeping Sickness and Syphilis; 12-Elizabeth "Lee" Hazen (1885-1975) Discoverer of Medically Useful Antifungal Antibiotics

13-Sara Elizabeth Branham (1888-1962) Pioneer in Meningitis Studies14-Rebecca Craighill Lancefield (1895-1981) Researcher of Streptococci Classification and Infections; 15-Gerty Theresa Radnitz Cori (1896-1957) Researcher in Sugar Metabolism and Glycogen Storage Disorders; 16-Rachel Fuller Brown (1898-1980) Co-Discoverer of the Antifungal Antibiotic Nystatin; 17-Margaret Pittman (1901-1995) Pioneer in Standardization of Biological Products and Studies of Whooping Cough; 18-Virginia Apgar (1909-1974) Pioneer Anesthetist and Developer of the Apgar Score for Newborn Health

19-Gladys Lounsbury Hobby (1910-1993) Leader in the Study of Antibiotics and Anti-Tuberculosis Drugs20-Gertrude Belle Elion (1918-1999) Innovative Drug Developer; 21-Jane C. Wright (1919[?]- ) Pioneer of Cancer Chemotherapy; 22-Rosalind Elsie Franklin (1920-1958) Crucial Figure in Determining the Double Helix Structure of DNA; 23-Rosalyn Sussman Yalow (1921- ) Co-Developer of Radioimmunoassay Procedure; 24-Jewel Plummer Cobb (1924- ) Renowned Cancer Researcher and University Administrator; 25-Alice Shih-Hou Huang (1939- ) Eminent Molecular Biologist, Educator, and Leader

Appendix: Important Persons Mentioned in the TextIndex

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-7864-5817-8