Kathy ToddMar 1, 2024
RustyBertrand

Pearl Kendrick, Loney Gordon and Grace Eldering studied pertussis in the 1930s. They developed and ran the first large scale study of a successful vaccine for the disease.

The first vaccine against pertussis was developed in the 1930s by pediatrician Leila Denmark.

#women #science

Mar 1, 2024 at 1:53amWeb
Show thread❌ DittoMar 1, 2024

@RustyBertrand adding a link so curious people like me can read up a bit (I just looked it up before boosting)

https://www.history.com/news/whooping-cough-vaccine-pertussis-great-depression

Whooping Cough Killed 6,000 Kids a Year Before These Ex-Teachers Created a Vaccine

As the Great Depression raged, scientists Pearl Kendrick and Grace Eldering developed the first effective pertussis vaccine on a shoestring budget.

HISTORY
Show threadBruce HarryMar 1, 2024
@RustyBertrand EXCELLENT!!!! Thank you, Ladies!!!
Show threadscerelliMar 1, 2024
@RustyBertrand perhaps Henrietta Lacks also deserves a special spot among the women in science who have changed the world. In her own way, she has had a significant impact on numerous research studies, vaccines, and more, even without her consent and without her knowledge. Hail to He cells!
Show threadJennifer Hamilton, MD PhDMar 1, 2024

@RustyBertrand
Leila Denmark, who as you mentioned co- created an early pertussis vaccine, continued her pediatrics practice until 2001, retiring at the age of 103.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leila_Denmark

Leila Denmark - Wikipedia

Show threadDoug Lane 🌈 BLM 🇺🇦Mar 1, 2024
@RustyBertrand
Due to antivaxxers, my wife, my baby daughter, and myself contracted pertussis 20 years ago. My daughter was hospitalized. We are all thankful for the vaccines these people created.
Show threadDavvaMar 1, 2024
@RustyBertrand
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whooping_cough
Whooping cough - Wikipedia

Show threadJayMar 1, 2024
@RustyBertrand That’s awesome that they are being shared, there are so many women whose work has gone unreported. I like listening to the Lost Women of Science podcast, I wonder if they will be featured on there some day. Seems like a good fit.
Show threadEvaMar 2, 2024
@RustyBertrand My dad almost died of pertussis as a child.