Dr Edith Jacobson
German-American physician and psychologist
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Dr Marion J Finkel
Her work on the regulation of generic drugs and products for rare diseases helped make valuable treatments more available.
Dr Mattie Rae Spivey Fox
Dr. Mattie Rae Spivey Fox made substantial contributions to the field of trace nutrient investigations and the work of the FDA in regulating food, and thereby advanced the health and well-being of the public.
Dr Ruth L Kirschstein
In 1974 she returned to NIH as the Director of the National Institute of General Medical Sciences, the first woman to hold an institute directorship, and in 1993 she became Deputy Director of NIH, a position she carried out for the next decade.
Dr Jane Henney
After being nominated as the first female Commissioner of FDA by President Bill Clinton, she became the first FDA Commissioner to go through the grueling Senate confirmation process in 1999. Supporters of the nomination maintained that given both her medical acumen and administrative talent and experience, she was the most qualified Commissioner FDA had ever had.
Julia O Flikke
Superintendent and chief of the US Army Nurse Corps during WWII
Elsie Chin Yuen Seetoo
U.S. Army Veteran who served during World War II from 1944 to 1946.
Louisa Gauvain
1910s British amateur filmmaker
Dr Louise Eisenhardt
During her lifetime, Dr. Louise Eisenhardt was considered one of the foremost neuropathologists in the world.
Dr Margaret Craighill
In 1943, Dr. Margaret Craighill was the first woman to become a commissioned officer in the United States Army.