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Collection: Medicine Unsung Heroes

Vivien Thomas
  • Vivien Thomas, Surgeon
(1910 - 1985)
Virginia Apgar
  • Virginia Apgar, Physician
(1909 - 1974)
Sidney Farber
  • Sidney Farber, Pathologist
(1903 - 1973)
Mary Bickerdyke
  • Mary Bickerdyke, Nurse
(1817 - 1901)
Martin Couney
  • Martin Couney, Medical Pioneer
(1869 - 1950)
Katherine Buckner Avery
  • Katherine Buckner Avery, Public Health Nurse
(1896 - 1982)
Jean Purdy
  • Jean Purdy, Embryologist
(1945 - 1985)
Eugene Wilson Caldwell
  • Eugene Wilson Caldwell, Engineer and Innovator
(1870 - 1918)
Eliza Potter
  • Eliza Potter, Hairdresser and Writer
(1820 - 1893)
Dr. Susan La Flesche Picotte
  • Dr. Susan La Flesche Picotte, Medical Doctor
(1865 - 1915)
Dr. Pearl Kendrick
  • Dr. Pearl Kendrick, Bacteriologist
(1890 - 1980)
Dr. Maurice Hilleman
  • Dr. Maurice Hilleman, Microbiologist
(1919 - 2005)
Dr. Kadambini Ganguly
  • Dr. Kadambini Ganguly, Physician
(1861 - 1923)
Dr. Helen Taussig
  • Dr. Helen Taussig, Pediatric Cardiologist
(1898 - 1986)
Dr. Charles Drew
  • Dr. Charles Drew, Medical Researcher
(1904 - 1950)
Cordelia Harvey
  • Cordelia Harvey, Civil War Nurse
(1824 - 1895)
Barbara Fassbinder
  • Barbara Fassbinder, Nurse and AIDS Activist
(1953 - 1994)
 

ARTEFFECT is a visual arts education initiative, founded by Lowell Milken, that invites educators and students to explore the inspiring stories of Unsung Heroes―and their invaluable lesson as role models―through the visual art. Learn more: www.arteffectlmc.org