Anna L. Brown
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Anna L. Brown M.D. | |
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| Born | Anna Louise Brown Miramichi, New Brunswick, Canada |
| Died | March 29, 1924 Toronto, Canada |
| Burial place | Mount Royal Cemetery |
| Education | Northwestern University Medical School |
| Occupation | physician |
| Known for | Director, Department of Health Education, National Board |
| Medical career | |
| Institutions | YWCA |
| Sub-specialties | girls' health |
Anna L. Brown (died 1924) was a Canadian-born American physician. She was one of the leading authorities on the health for girls in the U.S.[1]
Anna Louise Brown was born in Miramichi, New Brunswick, where she was educated and lived during her early life. She had at least three siblings.[2]
She studied medicine in Queen's University at Kingston, and Northwestern University Medical School, from which she graduated in 1892[2] or 1894.[3] Brown subsequently studied at Clark University (Special Student in Psychology, 1898-99).[1][3]
Career
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During World War I, Brown was head of the Educational Bureau of the war work council of the YWCA.[1] In 1918, she served as the chair of the Bureau of Lecturers, Section on Women's Work, in the War Department.[4]
In 1919, Brown served as conference chair of the International Conference of Women Physicians in New York City,[5] delivering the opening address on September 15.[6]
For more than twenty years, she was actively associated in YWCA work, first in Boston and later in New York City,[2] serving as director of the Department of Health Education of the National Board.[1]
She was the founder of the Health and Honor League,[7] and served on the Board of Trustees of the Women's Foundation for Health.[8]
