Jane Stafford (1899-1991), scientist

Subject: Stafford, Jane 1899-1991. Smith College. American Medical Association. Science Service. National Institutes of Health (U.S.). National Association of Science Writers. Women's National Press Club (U.S.)..Type: Black-and-white photographs..Topic: Chemistry. Journalism, Scientific..Local number: SIA Acc. 90-105 [SIA2009-3715]..Summary: Although she had majored in chemistry at Smith College, Jane Stafford (1899-1991) spent most of her career communicating about medicine. She worked at the American Medical Association before joining Science Service as medical editor and writer in 1927, where she covered some of the most important discoveries and people in medical research until leaving to work at the U.S. National Institutes of Health in 1956. Well-respected by her fellow journalists, she served as president of the National Association of Science Writers in 1945 and the Women's National Press Club, 1949-1950..Cite as: Acc. 90-105 - Science Service, Records, 1920s-1970s, Smithsonian Institution Archivess..ipac20/ipac.jsp?&profile=all&source=~!siarchives&uri=full=3100001~!306495~!0#focus ) ..Repository:Smithsonian Institution Archives..View more collections from the Smithsonian Institution. ( http://collections.si.edu )

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1950 - 1959

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