Baker, Sara Josephine

Born: 1873 AD
Died: 1945 AD, at 72 years of age.

Nationality: American
Categories: Physicians

1873 - Sara Baker was born in Poughkeepsie, New York.

1899 - Enrolled and graduated in Women's Medical College.

1901 - Passed the civil service exam and qualified to be a medical inspector at the Department of Health.

1907 - Received a significant promotion and was appointed assistant to the Commissioner for Public Health of NYC.

1908 - Becomes the Director of the Division of Child Hygiene (later a Bureau).

1916-1930 - Worked on child hygiene at New York University - Bellevue Hospital Medical School.

1917 - Baker was the first woman to receive a doctorate in public health.

1923 - She retired from her post.

1945 - Baker died in New York City.

Page last updated: 3:46pm, 04^th Jan '07

	A child health survey of New York state;: An inquiry into the measures being taken in the different counties for conserving the health of children by Sara Josephine Baker (Unknown Binding - Jul 9, 2008)
	Healthy children;: A volume devoted to the health of the growing child, by Sara Josephine Baker (Unknown Binding - Jul 9, 2008)
	Healthy babies;: A volume devoted to the health of the expectant mother and the care and welfare of the child, by Sara Josephine Baker (Unknown Binding - Jul 9, 2008)