Hattie Elizabeth Alexander (April 5, 1901 – June 24, 1968)

[redqueen]

Dr. Hattie Alexander was a pediatrician and microbiology researcher. She developed the first effective serum to combat infant influenzal meningitis, thereby virtually eliminating mortality from the once-fatal disease. She also was one of the first researchers to note and study resistance to antibiotics.

She was a pioneer in researching DNA and the process by which genetic mutation allows bacteria to become immune to antibiotics.

She lived with her companion, Dr. Elizabeth Ufford, in Port Washington, N.Y

Much more about her here:
http://www.faqs.org/health/bios/2/Hattie-Alexander.html

[niyad]

1. k and r for a most remarkable woman. thank you for posting.

[redqueen]

2. Meant to do so yesterday.

There's another post I forgot to make as well, about to correct that oversight now.

[niyad]

3. there is so much going on, sometimes things get forgotten. not to worry.

[DURHAM D]

4. I just googled Dr. Ufford

She was a pediatrician and died in 2009 at the age of 100.

http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/star-gazette/obituary.aspx?n=elizabeth-ufford&pid=128001434#fbLoggedOut

What a pair.

Women... ain't they just amazin'.

Thanks for posting.