Architects: Sara Josephine Baker

Womanica

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Society & Culture, Education, History

4.3 • 920 Ratings

🗓️ 4 March 2025

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Summary

Sara Josephine Baker (1873-1945) was a doctor specializing in public health who revolutionized preventative measures for mothers and infants in the early 20th century. In an era when typhoid, dysentery, and smallpox ravaged New York City’s impoverished tenement populations, she is estimated to have saved the lives of roughly 90,000 children through her work.

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