Sara Josephine Baker | |
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 Baker in 1922 | |
| Born | November 15, 1873 Poughkeepsie, New York, U.S. |
| Died | February 22, 1945 (aged 71) Princeton, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Alma mater | New York Infirmary Medical College |
| Known for | public health, preventive medicine |
| Awards | Assistant Surgeon General, first woman appointed as Professional Representative to the League of Nations |
Sara Josephine Baker (November 15, 1873 – February 22, 1945) was an American physician notable for making contributions to public health, especially in the immigrant communities of New York City. Her fight against the damage that widespread urban poverty and ignorance caused to children, especially newborns, is perhaps her most lasting legacy.[1] In 1917, she noted that babies born in the United States faced a higher mortality rate than soldiers fighting in World War I, drawing a great deal of attention to her cause.[2] She also is known for (twice) tracking down Mary Mallon, better known as Typhoid Mary.
- ^ Epstein, Helen (September 26, 2013). "The doctor who made a revolution". The New York Review of Books. Retrieved September 13, 2013.
- ^ R. Morantz-Sanchez, "Sara Josephine Baker", American National Biography. Vol. 2. (New York: Oxford University Press, 1999) 32–34.