Josephine R. Baker

GPTKB entity

Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:almaMater New York Infirmary Medical College
gptkbp:author Fighting For Life (autobiography)
gptkbp:birthDate 1873-11-15
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Poughkeepsie,_New_York
gptkbp:deathDate 1945-02-16
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:New_York_City
gptkbp:education New York Infirmary Medical College
gptkbp:employer gptkb:New_York_City_Department_of_Health
gptkbp:gender female
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Josephine R. Baker
gptkbp:knownFor public health reform
child hygiene
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:American_Public_Health_Association
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:notableAchievement helped reduce infant mortality in New York City
first woman to earn a doctorate in public health from New York University
helped establish the first school health program in the United States
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:physician
government position
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Edwin_Henry_Fitler
gptkb:Edwin_H._Fitler
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7