Exploring the Dangerous Trades: The Autobiography of Alice Hamilton, M.D.

This revealing autobiography by a remarkable forerunner of the industrial hygiene movement is now available through AIHA. Occupational medicine pioneer Alice Hamilton tells in her own words how she helped change history and the reasons for her unprecedented success in what was truly a male-dominated profession.Dr. Hamilton, in whose name AIHA recently established an annual achievement award, was a leading authority on lead poisoning and other industrial hygiene concerns years before AIHA was even formed. But this book is more than just a narrative of her accomplishments in ocupational medicine; it provides insight into her personality, her humor, her beliefs and, most important, her determination to make the world a better place.Years after her death, Alice Hamilton's story remains as poignant as ever.