Background
Eliot, Martha May was born on April 7, 1891 in Dorchester, Massachusetts, United States. Daughter of Christopher Rhodes and Mary Jackson (May) Eliot.
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Martha May Eliot
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AB, Radcliffe College, 1913; Doctor of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, 1918; honorary degrees Doctor of Humane Letters, Doctor of Science, Doctor of Laws.
Career
House officer, Peter Bent Brigham Hospital, 1918-1919;
intern, then assistant resident in pediatrics, St. Louis Children's Hospital, 1919-1920;
assistant in pediatrics Out-Patient Department, Massachusetts General Hospital, 1920-1921;
resident in pediatrics, New Haven Hospital, 1921-1923;
instructor pediatrics, Yale University, 1921-1927;
assistant clinical professor pediatrics, Yale University, 1927-1932;
associate clinical professor, Yale University, 1932-1935;
lecturer, Yale University, 1935-1938;
attending pediatrician, New Haven Hospital and New Haven Dispensary, 1923-1934;
director, Division Child and Maternal Health, Children's Bureau, United States Labor Department, 1924-1934;
assistant chief Children's Bureau, Division Child and Maternal Health, Children's Bureau, United States Labor Department, 1934-1941;
associate chief, Division Child and Maternal Health, Children's Bureau, United States Labor Department, 1941-1949;
chief, Division Child and Maternal Health, Children's Bureau, United States Labor Department, 1951-1958;
professor, head department maternal and child health, School Public Health, Harvard University, 1957-1960;
professor emeritus, School Public Health, Harvard University, from 1960. Member United States delegate 1st World Health Assembly, Geneva, 1948. Assistant director general World Health Organization, Geneva, 1949-1951, chairman expert commission on maternal and child health, 1949.
Vice chairman United States delegate International Health Conference, 1946. Chief medical consultant United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund, 1947. United States representative Executive Board United Nations Children's Fund, 1952-1957.
Chairman Massachusetts Committee on Children and Youth. President National Conference Social Welfare, 1950.
Achievements
Membership
Trustee Radcliffe College, 1932-1938. Member National Association Social Workers, American Academy Pediatrics, American Institute Nutrition, American Pediatrics Society (John Howland award 1967), American Public Health Association (president 1947-1948), Massachusetts State Medical Society, Society Research in Child Development, Cosmopolitan Club (New York City), Phi Beta Kappa, Alpha Omega Alpha.
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Awards
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Recipient Lasker award, 1948, Sedgwick Memorial medal American Public Health Association, 1958, Founders award Radcliffe College, 1965, Eleanor Roosevelt Memorial award Women's National Press Club, 1966.Recipient Lasker award, 1948, Sedgwick Memorial medal American Public Health Association, 1958, Founders award Radcliffe College, 1965, Eleanor Roosevelt Memorial award Women's National Press Club, 1966.