Occupational medicine pioneer Alice Hamilton tells in her own words how she helped change history and the reasons for her unprecedented success in what was truly a male-dominated profession.Dr. Hamilton, in whose name AIHA recently established an annual achievement award, was a leading authority on lead poisoning and other industrial hygiene concerns years before AIHA was even formed. But this book is more than just a narrative of her accomplishments in ocupational medicine; it provides insight into her personality, her humor, her beliefs and, most important, her determination to make the world a better place.Years after her death, Alice Hamilton's story remains as poignant as ever.