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Influential women in occupational health
Alice Hamilton, MD: gaining visibility for industrial medicine
1 Pfizer Global Research and Development, Ann Arbor Laboratories, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
2 Adjunct Faculty, Cornell University, School of Industrial and Labor Relations, Albany, NY, USA
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Correspondence to:
Deborah F Salerno
2800 Plymouth Road, Ann Arbor, MI 48105, USA; deborah.salerno{at}pfizer.com
27 February 1869–22 September 1970
Country of birth: USA
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"For me, the satisfaction is that things are better now, and I had some part of it."
In addition to authoritative work on the dangerous lead trades (for example, smelting, refining, painting, manufacturing), Hamilton conducted studies on mercury, carbon monoxide, rubber, and the munitions industries. In a span of 40 years, she authored over 80 scientific reports. Her pace slowed only in old age (she died at age 101). The US OSHAct was enacted three months after her death in 1970.
The authors gratefully acknowledge the insight and generous contributions of Allen F Davis, Vilma R Hunt, Anne Firor Scott, Barbara Sicherman, and Myron Wegman.
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