From the first I became convinced that what I must look for was lead dust and lead fumes, that men were poisoned… — Alice Hamilton Copy Share Image
Everything I discovered was new and most of it was really valuable. — Alice Hamilton Copy Share Image
It was also my experience at Hull-House that aroused my interest in industrial diseases. — Alice Hamilton Copy Share Image
From the first I became convinced that what I must look for was lead dust and lead fumes, that men were poisoned by breathing… — Alice Hamilton Copy Share Image
Every article I wrote in those days, every speech I made, is full of pleading for the recognition of lead poisoning as a real… — Alice Hamilton Copy Share Image
When I talked to my medical friends about the strange silence on this subject in American medical magazines and textbooks, I gained the impression… — Alice Hamilton Copy Share Image
Illinois then had no legislation providing compensation for accident or disease caused by occupation. — Alice Hamilton Copy Share Image
It was impossible for me to believe that conditions in Europe could be worse than they were in the Polish section of Chicago, and… — Alice Hamilton Copy Share Image
There can be no intelligent control of the lead danger in industry unless it is based on the principle of keeping the air clear… — Alice Hamilton Copy Share Image
No young doctor nowadays can hope for work as exciting and rewarding. — Alice Hamilton Copy Share Image
It was easy to present figures demonstrating the contrast between lead work in the United States under conditions of neglect and ignorance, and comparable… — Alice Hamilton Copy Share Image
When employers tell me they prefer married men, and encourage their men to have homes of their own, because it makes them so much… — Alice Hamilton Copy Share Image
