biography
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| female
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| lived:
| (1876–1954)
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| biography:
| Nutritionist and educator, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. She studied at the University of Chicago (PhD), and while on the faculty there (1913–29) she developed a home economics curriculum and conducted important research on the role of ultraviolet light and vitamin D in nutrition. As president of Connecticut College for Women (1929–43), she strengthened the college academically and extended the curriculum to include politics, economics, and business. |
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