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Hamilton, Alice

Alice Hamilton
Society: ACS Main Category: Chemical Sub Category: Era: 1900s DateCreated: 1910 Jane Addams Hull-House Museum Chicago State: IL Zip: Country: USA Website: https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/education/whatischemistry/landmarks/alicehamilton.html Creator: Hamilton, Alice

In 1897, Dr. Alice Hamilton (1869-1970) came to Hull-House, a social settlement founded to address the needs of immigrants living on Chicago’s Near West Side. Through living and working in the Hull-House neighborhood, she identified occupational diseases plaguing those who worked in the “dangerous trades”: rubber, dyes, lead, enamelware, copper and mercury production, and explosives and munitions. Collaborating with the U.S. Department of Labor, Hamilton documented the occupational diseases from which these workers suffered.

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Alice Hamilton

In 1897, Dr. Alice Hamilton (1869-1970) came to Hull-House, a social settlement founded to address the needs of immigrants living on Chicago’s Near West Side. Through living and working in the Hull-House neighborhood, she identified occupational diseases plaguing those who worked in the “…

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