Sara Josephine Baker

GPTKB entity

Statements (28)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:physician
public health pioneer
gptkbp:almaMater New York Infirmary Medical College
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:Lasker_Award
gptkbp:birthDate 1873-11-15
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Poughkeepsie,_New_York,_United_States
gptkbp:deathDate 1945-02-22
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:New_York_City,_New_York,_United_States
gptkbp:education New York Infirmary Medical College
gptkbp:employer gptkb:New_York_City_Department_of_Health
gptkbp:field pediatrics
public health
gptkbp:gender female
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sara Josephine Baker
gptkbp:knownFor work in public health
improving child health in New York City
tracking down Typhoid Mary
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:American_Public_Health_Association
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:notableAchievement established first child hygiene division in a public health department
advocated for women in medicine
pioneered preventive health care for children
reduced infant mortality in New York City
gptkbp:notableWork Fighting For Life (autobiography)
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:physician
government position
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Heterodoxy_Club
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7