Alice Hamilton was an American doctor and expert in Occupational Health.
Hamilton qualified as a doctor in 1893 and studied bacteriology and pathology in Europe before returning to Chicago in 1897. Her interest in occupational illnesses and injuries was sparked by seeing the effects they had on the people of Chicago.
Hamilton sat on the Occupational Diseases Commission of Illinois and was the first woman appointed to the faculty at Harvard University.
See also http://www.chemheritage.org/discover/online-resources/chemistry-in-history/themes/public-and-environmental-health/public-health-and-safety/hamilton.aspx
Hamilton qualified as a doctor in 1893 and studied bacteriology and pathology in Europe before returning to Chicago in 1897. Her interest in occupational illnesses and injuries was sparked by seeing the effects they had on the people of Chicago.
Hamilton sat on the Occupational Diseases Commission of Illinois and was the first woman appointed to the faculty at Harvard University.
See also http://www.chemheritage.org/discover/online-resources/chemistry-in-history/themes/public-and-environmental-health/public-health-and-safety/hamilton.aspx