Martha Tracy, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Martha Tracy

Date of Birth: 10-Apr-1876

Place of Birth: Plainfield, New Jersey, United States

Date of Death: 22-Mar-1942

Profession: physician, chemist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Martha Tracy (April 10, 1876 – March 22, 1942) served as Dean of the Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania (WMC) from 1917 to 1940, leading the institution through the Great Depression.
She created a department of preventive medicine within the college and was the first professor of preventive medicine at WMC.Beginning in the mid-1920s, Tracy rallied support to build a new hospital and college, raising $1.5 million over five years and opening a new building in East Falls, Philadelphia in 1930.
In 1940, she joined the City of Philadelphia as Assistant Director of Health.