Elizabeth Hughes Gossett
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Elizabeth Evans Hughes Gossett (August 19, 1907 – April 21, 1981), the daughter of US statesman Charles Evans Hughes, was the first American, and one of the first people in the world, treated with insulin for type 1 diabetes. She received over 42,000 insulin shots over her lifetime.[1]
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Born | (1907-08-19)August 19, 1907 Albany, New York, US |
Died | April 21, 1981(1981-04-21) (aged 73) |
Education | Barnard College |
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William T. Gossett (m. 1930) |
Children | 3 |
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