The Colorado statue depicting Florence R. Sabin is in the National Statuary Hall Collection since February 26th, 1959. It is located in the Hall of Columns at the US Capitol.
Sabin was a pioneer physician, researcher, and public health expert. Among the many ‘firsts’ she acclaimed are one of the first women graduated from the Johns Hopkins Medical School in 1900, the first woman to become a full professor at a medical college in 1917, the first woman president of the American Association of Anatomists in 1924, and the first woman member of the National Academy of Science. After she retired from Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research in New York City in her early seventies, she answered the Colorado governor’s call to chair a health subcommittee. Her findings and recommendations were incorporated into the “Sabin Health Laws,” which modernized the health system in Colorado.
The bronze statue was created by the internationally known American sculptress and illustrator Joy Buba. She is famous for creating sculptures of people that can be seen across the US and in Vatican City, and for the very detailed sculptures she made after observing and documenting the subject in her sketchbook.
Profiles in Science - Florence Rena Sabin (1871-1953)
Florence Rena Sabin (1871-1953) was an American anatomist and medical researcher. Her excellent and innovative work on the origins of the lymphatic system, blood cells, and immune system cells, and on the pathology of tuberculosis was well-recognized during her lifetime. She was also a trailblazer for women in science: the first woman to hold a full professorship at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, the first woman elected to the National Academy of Sciences, and the first woman to head a department at the Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research. In her retirement years, she pursued a second career as a public health activist in Colorado, and in 1951 received a Lasker Award for this work.
As part of its Profiles in Science project, the National Library of Medicine has made available online, in collaboration with the Sophia Smith Collection at Smith College and the American Philosophical Society, a digitized selection of the Florence R. Sabin Papers. This website provides access to the portions of the Florence R. Sabin Papers that are now publicly available. Individuals interested in conducting research using the full collections of Florence R. Sabin Papers should contact the Sophia Smith Collection at Smith College and the American Philosophical Society.
This Profile is designed to introduce you to the various phases of Sabin's scientific career and professional life. Narrative sections available from the navigation bar under "The Story" focus on Sabin's life and major scientific contributions.
Researchers can search the digitized items using the Search box or browse all Documents and Visuals in the collection by selecting "Collection Items" from the navigation bar.
For more information visit:
https://profiles.nlm.nih.gov
https://circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov/2019/10/15/nlms-profiles-in-science-exploring-the-stories-of-scientific-discovery/
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