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Dr Ella Oppenheimer

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Dr Ella Oppenheimer

Birth
District of Columbia, USA
Death
10 Aug 1983 (aged 90)
District of Columbia, USA
Burial
Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA Add to Map
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Dr. Oppenheimer was a medical doctor. She was the Director of the Bureau of Maternal and Child Health of the District of Columbia, Department of Public Health.

"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"
Dr. Oppenheimer was a medical doctor. She was the Director of the Bureau of Maternal and Child Health of the District of Columbia, Department of Public Health.

"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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  • Created by: JanFamily
  • Added: Dec 19, 2019
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/205561865/ella-oppenheimer: accessed ), memorial page for Dr Ella Oppenheimer (14 Sep 1892–10 Aug 1983), Find a Grave Memorial ID 205561865, citing Washington Hebrew Congregation Cemetery, Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA; Maintained by JanFamily (contributor 47592488).