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Florence R. Sabin MD
(1871-1953)
woman and medical doctor (US)
Died aged c. 82
Wikidata WikipediaFlorence Rena Sabin (November 9, 1871 – October 3, 1953) was an American medical scientist. She was a pioneer for women in science; she was the first woman to hold a full professorship at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, the first woman elected to the National Academy of Sciences, and the first woman to head a department at the Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research. During her years of retirement, she pursued a second career as a public health activist in Colorado, and in 1951 received the Albert Lasker Public Service Award for this work.
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Florence Rena Sabin MD 1871-1953. First woman full professor at John Hopkins School of Medicine. Introducer of techniques for staining living cells. Reformer of Colorado's health laws. Her statue stands in the U.S. Capitol
1325 Madison Avenue, Bolton Hill, Baltimore, MD, United States where they lived