What was Alice Catherine Evans' background before she entered the field of microbiology?
Alice Catherine Evans started her career as an elementary school teacher.
What opportunity changed the course of Alice Catherine Evans' life?
Cornell University offering a free class on nature to rural teachers.
What was the field of study that sparked Alice Catherine Evans' interest in bacteriology?
A basic course in the Agricultural College.
When did Alice Catherine Evans earn her Bachelor of Science degree?
In 1909.
Where did Alice Catherine Evans earn her Master of Science degree?
University of Wisconsin.
What division of the USDA did Alice Catherine Evans work in?
The Dairy Division.
What significant distinction did Alice Catherine Evans achieve in the USDA?
She became the first woman scientist to have a permanent appointment in the Dairy Division.
What disease did Alice Catherine Evans' research focus on in 1918?
Brucellosis (known as Malta fever).
What did Alice Catherine Evans discover about the transmission of brucellosis?
She showed that drinking raw milk could transmit the bacterium bacillus abortus, causing brucellosis.
What did Alice Catherine Evans advocate for to prevent the transmission of brucellosis through milk?
Pasteurisation of milk.
What were the reasons Alice Catherine Evans' findings and recommendations were initially disregarded by other scientists?
She was a woman, and she didn't have a PhD.
What was the eventual outcome of Alice Catherine Evans' advocacy for pasteurisation?
By the 1930s, laws requiring milk pasteurisation were passed by the government.
What disease did Alice Catherine Evans contract as a result of her research?
Chronic brucellosis.
What position did Alice Catherine Evans hold in the Society of American Bacteriologists in 1928?
She became the first female president.
When did Alice Catherine Evans pass away?
In 1975.
At what age did Alice Catherine Evans die?
At the age of 94.
