Pathfinder: The Life of Harriette Chick: How the Study of Vitamins Blazed a Trail for Women in Science - Softcover

Sagar MD, Stephen M.

Softcover

ISBN 13: 9798992789508

Publisher: Caracol Press, 2025

Synopsis

Pathfinder is the biography of a ground-breaking English scientist who, like many women, has been neglected by posterity. Harriette Chick began her career at the turn of the twentieth century, when vitamin deficiency diseases—in particular, beri-beri, pellagra and rickets—were major killers and disablers. During her 40-year tenure at the Lister Institute in London she made fundamental discoveries in understanding and preventing these diseases, saving many thousands of lives. She became the first British woman since the eighteenth century to earn a job as a full-time scientist and her accomplishments opened the door for other women. This book describes the life of a Victorian woman working in a man’s world and explores the reasons for Harriette Chick’s unique success.

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About the Author

Stephen M. Sagar, MD, is a retired physician-scientist who writes about the history of medical science. He is the author of Vitamin C. A Scientific Biography from Scurvy to Pseudoscience as well as numerous publications in the fields of neurology and neuroscience.

Edition details

• Publisher: Caracol Press
• Publication date: 2025
• Language: English
• ISBN 13: 9798992789508
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 184