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Biography of Ida Henrietta HydeName: Ida Henrietta HydeBirth Date: September 8, 1857 Death Date: August 22, 1945 Place of Birth: Davenport, Iowa, United States of America Nationality: American Gender: Female Occupations: physiologist, teacher, writer Ida Henrietta Hyde A pioneering neurophysiologist and supporter of allowing women to pursue studies in the sciences despite a prevailing gender bias, Dr. Ida Henrietta Hyde (1857-1945) was the first woman to earn a Ph.D. in science at Heidelberg University in Germany. She pursued original zoological research on animal cardiac movement, circulation, respiration, and nervous systems. In addition to laboratory work, teaching, and scholarly writing, Hyde assisted other women locate scholarships, education, and jobs suited to their talents and professional aspirations.Born in Davenport, Iowa, on September 8, 1857, Henrietta Hyde was one of four children born to Chicago businesswoman Babette Loewenthal and Meyer Heidenheimer, a merchant. The Heidenheimers altered their surname to Hyde after emigrating from Germany. Her mother supported the family, who lost both residence and business in the great Chicago Fire of 1870.Advancement by Slow DegreesIn her teens, Hyde apprenticed at hat-making at an urban clothing factory and toiled at the trade …showed first 150 words…
…showed last 150 words…years old. History has since lauded her for developing a microelectrode powerful enough to stimulate tissue chemically or electronically and small enough to inject or remove tissue from a cell. This multi-use device, which records the electrical activity within cells, has since revolutionized the study of contractile nerve tissue. Further Reading American Women in Science, ABC-CLIO, 1994.Book of Women's Firsts, Random House, 1992.Larousse Dictionary of Women, Larousse, 1996. Notable American Women: The Modern Period, Harvard University Press, 1980.Notable Women in the Life Sciences: A Biographical Dictionary, Greenwood Press, 1996.Notable Women Scientists, Gale, 2000.Women of Science: Righting the Record, Indiana University Press, 1990.American Physiological Society Bulletin, 1981.Creative Woman Quarterly, Spring 1978.Journal of the American Association of University Women, June 1938.Physiologist, December 1981."Ida Hyde Scholarship," http://kuhttp.cc.ku.edu/cwis/units/biol/ bhawk00/hyde.html (December 23, 2001)."Women in Science and Engineering," http://ublib.buffalo.edu/ libra.../units/sel/exhibits/women.html (December 23, 2001). |