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What disease did Alice Catherine Evans' research focus on in 1918?
Brucellosis (known as Malta fever).
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What opportunity changed the course of Alice Catherine Evans' life?
Cornell University offering a free class on nature to rural teachers.
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In what year was Alice Catherine Evans added to the National Women's Hall of Fame?
In 1993.
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What did Alice Catherine Evans advocate for to prevent the transmission of brucellosis through milk?
Pasteurisation of milk.
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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.
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Where did Alice Catherine Evans earn her Master of Science degree?
University of Wisconsin.
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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.
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What types of infectious illnesses did Alice Catherine Evans contribute to researching after leaving the Department of Agriculture?
Meningitis and throat infections.
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What was the field of study that sparked Alice Catherine Evans' interest in bacteriology?
A basic course in the Agricultural College.
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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.
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What disease did Alice Catherine Evans contract as a result of her research?
Chronic brucellosis.
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When did Alice Catherine Evans pass away?
In 1975.
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What was Alice Catherine Evans' background before she entered the field of microbiology?
Alice Catherine Evans started her career as an elementary school teacher.
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At what age did Alice Catherine Evans die?
At the age of 94.
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What was the eventual outcome of Alice Catherine Evans' advocacy for pasteurisation?
By the 1930s, laws requiring milk pasteurisation were passed by the government.
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What position did Alice Catherine Evans hold in the Society of American Bacteriologists in 1928?
She became the first female president.
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What division of the USDA did Alice Catherine Evans work in?
The Dairy Division.
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When did Alice Catherine Evans earn her Bachelor of Science degree?
In 1909.
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