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Florence Rena Sabin (November 9, 1871 – October 3, 1953) was an American medical scientist. She was a pioneer for women in science; she was the first woman to hold a full professorship at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, the first woman elected to the National Academy of Sciences, and the first woman to head a department at the Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research.
Florence Sabin, accepting the Pictorial Review achievement award in 1929 Florence Rena Sabin was born on November 9, 1871 in Central City, Colorado, the second daughter of George K. Sabin, a mining engineer, and Serena Miner Sabin, a schoolteacher.
Biography. Florence Rena Sabin was one of the first women physicians to build a career as a research scientist. She was the first woman on the faculty at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, building an impressive reputation for her work in embryology and histology (the study of tissues). She also overturned the traditional explanation ...
Florence Rena Sabin (born Nov. 9, 1871, Central City, Colo., U.S.—died Oct. 3, 1953, Denver, Colo.) was an American anatomist and investigator of the lymphatic system who was considered to be one of the leading women scientists of the United States. Sabin was educated in Denver, Colorado, and in Vermont and graduated from Smith College in ...
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Roads Less Traveled: College and Medical School, 1889-1900. Florence Sabin entered Smith College in the fall of 1889, joining her sister Mary. Fascinated by a freshman year zoology course, she decided to major in science. She was not attracted to a career in teaching, one of the few professions open to educated women at that time, so, in her ...
Profiles in Science - Florence Rena Sabin (1871-1953) Florence Rena Sabin (1871-1953) was an American anatomist and medical researcher. Her excellent and innovative work on the origins of the lymphatic system, blood cells, and immune system cells, and on the pathology of tuberculosis was well-recognized during her lifetime.
Brief Chronology. 1871 --Born in Central City, Colorado (November 9) 1875 --Moved to Denver, Colorado. 1878 --Death of her mother, Serena Miner Sabin. 1880-84 --Lived with uncle, Albert R. Sabin, near Chicago, Illinois; spent summers with grandparents in Vermont. 1885-89 --Attended Vermont Academy in Saxtons River, Vermont.
