Charlotte Fairbanks | |
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| Born | December 11, 1871 |
| Died | February 15, 1932 (aged 60) |
| Resting place | St. Johnsbury, Vermont |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Smith College Yale University University of Pennsylvania |
| Occupation(s) | Physician and Chemist |
| Known for | Women's Medical Hospital, France |
Charlotte Fairbanks (December 11, 1871 – February 15, 1932) was an American medical doctor and chemist. She earned a B.A. from Smith college in 1894, and graduated with a Ph.D. in chemistry from Yale at the age of 25. By this time she had published three papers discussing analytical chemistry. She was the granddaughter of Thaddeus Fairbanks, who was a well-known inventor at the time. Fairbanks earned her M.D. and became a practicing physician in 1902.[1] At the beginning of WWI, Fairbanks joined the American Women's Hospital unit in France and was stationed in Luzancy, France, where she spent a year as the chief surgeon at the hospital.[2] For her efforts, she was awarded the Medal of French Gratitude, and was awarded French citizenship.[3] She returned after the war and opened a practice in her hometown of St. Johnsbury, where she was an active member of the community.
- ^ Creese, Mary (2000). Ladies in the Laboratory. Scarecrow Press. p. 256. ISBN 0585276846.
- ^ "Library of Congress files". Library of Congress. April 1919. Retrieved February 2, 2018.
- ^ Menut, Gertrude (April 25, 1925). "Our "Dr. Charlotte"". The Independent Woman, (Woman's Medical College, 1902). Retrieved February 3, 2018.