Lydia Maria Adams DeWitt
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Lydia Maria Adams DeWitt, born Lydia Maria Adams (February 1, 1859 - March 10, 1928) was an U.S. pathologist.
Lydia Maria Adams was born in Flint, Michigan
, as second daughter of three children to Oscar and Elizabeth DeWitt (née Walton).
She became a teacher and married her colleague Alton D. DeWitt in 1878, with whom she would have two children (Stella, born 1879, and Clyde, born 1880).
In 1895, she began medical studies at the University of Michigan
; she became M.D. in 1898 and B.S. in 1899. She continued to work at the University of Michigan under pathology
professor George Dock until 1910, in the field of microscopic anatomy. When she, along with other female colleagues, was excluded from the university's research clubs in 1902, she started a local Women's Research Club.
In 1910, she and Dock moved to St. Louis, Missouri
, where she worked as instructor of pathology at Washington University, as well as for the St. Louis Department of Health. Her interests switched to bacteriology
and chemotherapeutics, including the chemotherapy of tuberculosis
. She then moved to the University of Chicago
in 1912, where she eventually became assistant professor.
DeWitt died in Winters, Texas
.
Lydia Maria Adams was born in Flint, Michigan
Flint, Michigan
Flint is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and is located along the Flint River, northwest of Detroit. The U.S. Census Bureau reports the 2010 population to be placed at 102,434, making Flint the seventh largest city in Michigan. It is the county seat of Genesee County which lies in the...
, as second daughter of three children to Oscar and Elizabeth DeWitt (née Walton).
She became a teacher and married her colleague Alton D. DeWitt in 1878, with whom she would have two children (Stella, born 1879, and Clyde, born 1880).
In 1895, she began medical studies at the University of Michigan
University of Michigan
The University of Michigan is a public research university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the United States. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan...
; she became M.D. in 1898 and B.S. in 1899. She continued to work at the University of Michigan under pathology
Pathology
Pathology is the precise study and diagnosis of disease. The word pathology is from Ancient Greek , pathos, "feeling, suffering"; and , -logia, "the study of". Pathologization, to pathologize, refers to the process of defining a condition or behavior as pathological, e.g. pathological gambling....
professor George Dock until 1910, in the field of microscopic anatomy. When she, along with other female colleagues, was excluded from the university's research clubs in 1902, she started a local Women's Research Club.
In 1910, she and Dock moved to St. Louis, Missouri
St. Louis, Missouri
St. Louis is an independent city on the eastern border of Missouri, United States. With a population of 319,294, it was the 58th-largest U.S. city at the 2010 U.S. Census. The Greater St...
, where she worked as instructor of pathology at Washington University, as well as for the St. Louis Department of Health. Her interests switched to bacteriology
Bacteriology
Bacteriology is the study of bacteria. This subdivision of microbiology involves the identification, classification, and characterization of bacterial species...
and chemotherapeutics, including the chemotherapy of tuberculosis
Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis, MTB, or TB is a common, and in many cases lethal, infectious disease caused by various strains of mycobacteria, usually Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Tuberculosis usually attacks the lungs but can also affect other parts of the body...
. She then moved to the University of Chicago
University of Chicago
The University of Chicago is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois, USA. It was founded by the American Baptist Education Society with a donation from oil magnate and philanthropist John D. Rockefeller and incorporated in 1890...
in 1912, where she eventually became assistant professor.
DeWitt died in Winters, Texas
Winters, Texas
Winters is a city in Runnels County, Texas, United States. The population was 2,880 at the 2000 census. A July 1, 2008 U.S. Census Bureau estimate placed the population at 2,569.-Geography:...
.