My Biography report on Dorothy

Anderson(1901 -1963)

By: Jacob Ryan Cabrera

Dorothy Anderson1. Dorothy was born on May 15, 1901 in Asheville, N.C.

2. Dorothy was an only child. Her father died when she was 13 and her mother died when she was 19.

3. She attended John Hopkins School of Medicine.

4. Dorothy became a Medical Researcher.

5. Dorothy died of lung cancer in NYC on March 3, 1963. She used to smoke a lot.

Timeline

1901 Dorothy Anderson was born.

1914 Her father died when she was 13 years old.

1920 Her mother died when she was 19 years old.

1922 She attended Mount Holyoke College.

1926 She then goes to John Hopkins University.

1940 Dorothy develops a test for cystic fibrosis.

1963 She died of lung cancer.

2002 National Women’s Hall of Fame.

AccomplishmentsDorothy Anderson was successful in developing tests for cystic fibrosis. She received awards

from:

*Mead Johnson Award

*Borden Award

* Elizabeth Blackwell Citation for Women in Medicine

• Outstanding Performance at Mount Holyoke College

• Distinguished service medal at the Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center

QualitiesShe was independent .

She was very smart.

She followed her dream.

She never gave up.

She studied hard.

She dedicated all her life to medicine.

Interesting Fact:During World War II, Dorothy

Anderson showed other doctors how to do open–heart surgery for the soldiers.

Bibliography Citations

http://www. answers.com/topic/dor

othy-anderson

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorothy_Hansine_Ande

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By: Jacob Ryan

CabreraTHINGS I LIKE:

•Play outside

•Chocolate

•Help my dad build stuff

•Play with my DS

•Legos