"When Dr. Ella Oppenheimer was 13, she watched her baby brother die. She vowed then to become a doctor and devote herself to saving children's lives. Following graduation from Johns Hopkins medical school (class of 1918), she did research on maternal and child health at the U.S. Children's Bureau.
In 1936, she became the head of DC's Bureau of Maternal and Child Welfare, where she served until her retirement in 1962"
"When Dr. Ella Oppenheimer was 13, she watched her baby brother die. She vowed then to become a doctor and devote herself to saving children's lives. Following graduation from Johns Hopkins medical school (class of 1918), she did research on maternal and child health at the U.S. Children's Bureau.
In 1936, she became the head of DC's Bureau of Maternal and Child Welfare, where she served until her retirement in 1962"
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