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Alice Hamilton  

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  • Alice hamilton (1869–1970) shaped the field of industrial medicine in the United States beginning in the Progressive Era through research on the urban environment. She advanced knowledge of the health effects of chemicals, particularly lead, and successfully campaigned for protections such as workers' compensation and basic environmental standards. [Source: Encyclopedia of Environment and Society; Hamilton, Alice (1869–1970)]

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