Education
Born in 1895, Louise graduated from Simmons College in 1917 with a degree in science.
Born in 1895, Louise graduated from Simmons College in 1917 with a degree in science.
Just a year later, Louise co-published two articles with Doctor Bosworth, a chemist at Boston Floating Hospital. The articles, entitled “Studies of Infant Feeding” and “The Casein of Human Milk” detail their search for a substitute to breast milk. The duo repeatedly experimented with the ratios of oils, calcium, and salts to proteins and carbohydrates.
After 200 tests, the formula was marketed and bottled in 1924.
In 1927, the formula was named Similac, noting its similarly to lactation. Sometime between the 200 tests from 1919 and 1924, Louise moved to New York where she received a Masters in Chemistry from Columbia University in 1925.
She died in 1973, but is remembered for her significant contribution which has nourished millions of infants around the world.