Amalie Kass
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Born
January 9, 1928
Amalie Moses
January 9, 1928
Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
DiedMay 19, 2019 (aged 91)
EducationWellesley College
Boston University
Boston University
KnownforWrote about obstetrics and midwifery
Amalie Kass | |
|---|---|
| Born | Amalie Moses January 9, 1928 Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |
| Died | May 19, 2019 (aged 91) |
| Education | Wellesley College Boston University |
| Known for | Wrote about obstetrics and midwifery |
| Spouse(s) |
Malcolm Hecht Jr.
(m. 1949, died)Edward Kass (m. 1975) |
| Children | 5 |
| Relatives | Alfred H. Moses (brother) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | History |
| Institutions | Harvard Medical School |
Amalie Moses Hecht Kass (born Amalie Moses; January 9, 1928 – May 19, 2019) was an American historian at Harvard Medical School.[1] She wrote about obstetrics and midwifery.
Amalie Moses was born on January 9, 1928, in Baltimore, Maryland, to Helene and Leslie Moses.[2][3] She grew up in Baltimore and attended Forest Park High School.[citation needed] She attended Wellesley College and graduated in 1949, with high honors in history, and was a member of Phi Beta Kappa. She received her master's degree in education in 1963 from Boston University. She had two younger siblings, a brother Alfred H. Moses and a sister Claire Moses Lovett.[2][citation needed]
Books and articles
Author of two medical biographies
- Midwifery and Medicine in Boston: Walter Channing, M.D., 1786–1876, Northeastern University Press, 2002[4][5]
- Perfecting the World: The Life and Times of Thomas Hodgkin, MD (co-author with Edward Harold Kass), Harcourt Brace Jovanovitch, 1988[6][7][8]
Author of numerous journal articles and encyclopedic entries including
Professional work
- Associate editor, Journal of the History of Medicine and Allied Sciences (1996)
- Lecturer on the history of medicine, Harvard Medical School (1991)
- Research associate, Countway Library of Medicine, Harvard Medical School (1982)
- History teacher, Newton High School and Newton South High School (1963–1979)
Major volunteer activities
- President of the Massachusetts Historical Society (2002 – ).
- Lincoln Rural Land Foundation Trustee (200? - present)
- Wellesley College Trustee (1992–2007)[9]
- President of the Women's Institute for Housing and Economic Development