Willimina R. Walsh

Willimina Rayne Walsh (1900 – 1966) was the associate director of the American Public Health Association.[1] She was the recipient of the Sedgwick Memorial Medal in 1965 for her work on the growth and expansion of the association.[2]

Willimina R. Walsh

Walsh worked for APHA for 45 years beginning in 1920.[1] Her work there included managing and overseeing the annual meetings—their sites as well as their programs—in addition to bringing in more advertising for The American Journal of Public Health.[1][3] During her tenure, the membership of APHA grew from 3700 people to 16,000 people.[1] She was active in public health affairs, speaking publicly about the need for increased public health measures.[4] Many spoke of her "behind the scenes" work on various initiatives including the editorial board of Health Laboratory Science who credited her with helping them launch their journal.[5]

Walsh was raised in Lawrence, Massachusetts, and attended the State Normal School in Lowell, Massachusetts, where she graduated with honors.[6] She married John Walsh in New York City, on April 16, 1926.[7]

References
  1. Lifson, S S (1966). "The legacy of Willimina Walsh". American Journal of Public Health and the Nation's Health. American Public Health Association. 56 (7): 1003–1004. doi:10.2105/ajph.56.7.1003. ISSN 0002-9572. PMC 1257161. PMID 5329430.
  2. "Previous Sedgwick Memorial Medal winners". American Public Health Association — For science. For action. For health. Retrieved 2021-02-28.
  3. "New York Woman one of Busiest with Thousand Convention Details". Indianapolis Star. October 10, 1933. p. 7. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
  4. "Plans for Convention Approved". Fort Worth Record-Telegram. Vol. 34, no. 355. October 21, 1930. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
  5. "Health Laboratory Science 1966-01: Vol 3 Iss 1". Internet Archive. 2020-06-10. Retrieved 2021-02-28.
  6. "State Normal School Lowell Catalog and Circular 1917-1918 : State Normal School Lowell". Internet Archive. 2020-06-10. Retrieved 2021-02-28.
  7. "Willimina Rayne". New York, New York, U.S., Marriage License Indexes, 1907-2018. Ancestry.com. Retrieved 28 February 2021.


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