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Presentation: Alice Hamilton, pioneer of occupational medicine in the United States

  • Gillette Castle State Park Visitor's Center 67 River Road East Haddam, CT, 06423 United States (map)

Presentation: Alice Hamilton, pioneer of occupational medicine in the United States
Saturday June 3rd, 12 noon - 1:30 p.m.

Please join us from 12 to 1:30 pm on Saturday June 3 to learn about the fascinating life of Alice Hamilton! Alice was the first female professor at Harvard Medical School and the founder of occupational medicine, industrial toxicology, and industrial hygiene. She was one of the original creators of a system to report on and contain epidemics, and she lived around the corner from William Gillette near the ferry landing.

This talk will take place at the Visitor’s Center. Refreshments will be served.

Free of charge, donations happily accepted.

While free of charge, registration is required; please register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/599139742097

Alice Hamilton, pioneer of occupational medicine in the United States

PDH at Smithsonian Institution and en.wikipedia, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

 
Earlier Event: May 27
Castle Tours Resume
Later Event: June 4
Train Trail Hike for Connecticut National Trails Weekend (11 a.m.)