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'''Evelyn Groesbeeck Mitchell''' ({{date|1879|MDY}} – {{fdate|1964|MDY}}) was an American [[entomologist]], and physician.
'''Evelyn Groesbeeck Mitchell''' (June 14, 1879{{spnd}}October 31, 1964) was an American [[entomology|entomologist]] and [[physician]].


== Life ==
== Life ==
Evelyn Groesbeeck Mitchell was born on June 14, 1879, in [[East Orange, New Jersey]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Harmon |first=Dr Elizabeth |date=2020-06-02 |title=A Portrait of a Scientist |url=https://siarchives.si.edu/blog/portrait-scientist |access-date=2023-01-21 |website=Smithsonian Institution Archives |language=en}}</ref> She attended and graduated from [[East Orange High School]].<ref name=":1" /> In 1898 she started attending [[Cornell University]].<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":0" /><ref name="Ogilvie Harvey 2003 p. 22" /> She attended [[Barnard College]] for her second year but returned to Cornell the following year and graduated in 1902 with a bachelor's degree.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Harmon |first=Elizabeth |date=2020-04-07 |title=Dr. Evelyn G. Mitchell |url=https://siarchives.si.edu/blog/dr-evelyn-g-mitchell |archive-url= |archive-date= |access-date=2020-09-14 |website=Smithsonian Institution Archives |language=en}}</ref><ref name="Ogilvie Harvey 2003 p. 22" /> She went to study at George Washington University in 1904 and graduated with a [[Master of Science]] degree in 1906.<ref name=":0" /><ref name="Ogilvie Harvey 2003 p. 22" /> During her studies at George Washington University, she was assistant to Dr. James William Dupree, the Surgeon General of Louisiana at the time.<ref name=":0" /> From 1904 to 1912, she was a scientific illustrator at the [[United States National Museum]].<ref name=":0" /><ref name="Ogilvie Harvey 2003 p. 22" /> She was also a member of the [[Entomological Society of America]].<ref>{{Cite journal |date=1908-03-01 |title=Membership of the Society. |url=https://academic.oup.com/aesa/article-lookup/doi/10.1093/aesa/1.1.7 |journal=Annals of the Entomological Society of America |language=en |volume=1 |issue=1 |pages=7–20 |doi=10.1093/aesa/1.1.7 |issn=1938-2901}}</ref>
Evelyn Groesbeeck Mitchell was born on {{date|1879|MDY}} in [[East Orange, New Jersey]]. She graduated from [[Cornell University]], University of Pennsylvania, George Washington University, and [[Howard University]].<ref name="Ogilvie Harvey 2003 p. 22" /><ref>{{Cite web|title=American men of science : a biographical directory. 3rd 1921.|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015011726539&view=1up&seq=493|access-date=2020-09-14|website=HathiTrust|language=en}}</ref>


She was assistant to James William Dupree.. From 1904 to 1912, she was a scientific illustrator at the [[United States National Museum]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Harmon|first=Elizabeth|date=2020-04-07|title=Dr. Evelyn G. Mitchell|url=https://siarchives.si.edu/blog/dr-evelyn-g-mitchell|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-09-14|website=Smithsonian Institution Archives|language=en}}</ref> She was a [[Neurology|neurologist]] at Freedman's Hospital. She was superintendent at Park Hospital, and Boston City Hospital.<ref name="Ogilvie Harvey 2003 p. 22">{{cite book|last=Ogilvie|first=M.|url=https://www.google.com/books?id=rUCUAgAAQBAJ&pg=PT22|title=The Biographical Dictionary of Women in Science: Pioneering Lives From Ancient Times to the Mid-20th Century|last2=Harvey|first2=J.|publisher=Taylor & Francis|year=2003|isbn=978-1-135-96343-9|page=22|access-date=2020-06-26}}</ref>
In 1913, she earned a M.D. from [[Howard University College of Medicine]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=American men of science : a biographical directory. 3rd 1921. |url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015011726539&view=1up&seq=493 |access-date=2020-09-14 |website=HathiTrust |language=en}}</ref><ref name="Ogilvie Harvey 2003 p. 22" /> From 1913 to 1914 she was an [[Internship|intern]] at a Women's hospital in [[Philadelphia]] and form 1914 onward she was a practicing [[physician]].<ref name="Ogilvie Harvey 2003 p. 22" /> She worked as a doctor in Pennsylvania during the [[1918 flu epidemic]].<ref name=":0" /> She was also a visiting [[Neurology|neurologist]] at Freedman's Hospital beginning in 1915.<ref name="Ogilvie Harvey 2003 p. 22" /> She was superintendent at Park Hospital, and Boston City Hospital.<ref name="Ogilvie Harvey 2003 p. 22">{{cite book|last1=Ogilvie|first1=M.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rUCUAgAAQBAJ&pg=PT22|title=The Biographical Dictionary of Women in Science: Pioneering Lives From Ancient Times to the Mid-20th Century|last2=Harvey|first2=J.|publisher=Taylor & Francis|year=2003|isbn=978-1-135-96343-9|page=22|access-date=2020-06-26}}</ref>

Aside from working as a physician, Mitchell also taught at universities and volunteered summer schools for African American students.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=National American Woman Suffrage Association Records: General Correspondence, 1839-1961; Mitchell, Evelyn |url=https://www.loc.gov/item/mss3413200764/ |access-date=2023-01-21 |website=Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA}}</ref> Additionally, she testified in court to support women who had been [[assault]]ed and held a discussion group with prisoners in [[Norfolk County, Massachusetts]].<ref name=":0" />

Evelyn died October 31, 1964.<ref>''The Boston Globe'', Boston, Massachusetts, November 2, 1964, page 22.

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== Works ==
== Works ==
* ''[https://www.google.com/books/edition/Mosquito_Life/y2q_F1WgLqgC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=Evelyn+Groesbeeck+Mitchell&pg=PR1&printsec=frontcover Mosquito Life]'' New York, G. P. Putnams sons, 1907; reprint Wentworth Press 2019, {{ISBN|978-0469146983}}<ref name="The American Journal of the Medical Sciences 1908 p. 125">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=te9GAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA125|title=The American Journal of the Medical Sciences|publisher=J.B. Lippincott, Company|year=1908|series=American periodical series|page=125|access-date=2020-06-26|issue=v. 136}}</ref>
* ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=y2q_F1WgLqgC&dq=Evelyn+Groesbeeck+Mitchell&pg=PR1 Mosquito Life]'' New York, G. P. Putnams sons, 1907; reprint Wentworth Press 2019, {{ISBN|978-0469146983}}<ref name="The American Journal of the Medical Sciences 1908 p. 125">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=te9GAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA125|title=The American Journal of the Medical Sciences|publisher=J.B. Lippincott, Company|year=1908|series=American periodical series|page=125|access-date=2020-06-26|issue=v. 136}}</ref>
* [https://www.jstor.org/stable/25003303?seq=1#metadata_info_tab_contents Descriptions of Nine New Species of Gnats] ''Journal of the New York Entomological Society'', Vol. 16, No. 1 (Mar., 1908), pp.&nbsp;7–14 (8 pages)
* [https://www.jstor.org/stable/25003303 Descriptions of Nine New Species of Gnats] ''Journal of the New York Entomological Society'', Vol. 16, No. 1 (Mar., 1908), pp.&nbsp;7–14 (8 pages)
* [https://repository.si.edu/bitstream/handle/10088/23367/SMC_52_Mitchell_1910_6_85-86.pdf AN APPARENTLY NEW PROTOBLATTED FAMILY FROM THE LOWER CRETACEOUS]
* [https://repository.si.edu/bitstream/handle/10088/23367/SMC_52_Mitchell_1910_6_85-86.pdf AN APPARENTLY NEW PROTOBLATTED FAMILY FROM THE LOWER CRETACEOUS]


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Evelyn Groesbeeck Mitchell
Born1879 Edit this on Wikidata
DiedOctober 31, 1964
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OccupationEntomologist, physician, social reformer, scientific illustrator, writer, teacher, surgeon Edit this on Wikidata
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Evelyn Groesbeeck Mitchell (June 14, 1879 – October 31, 1964) was an American entomologist and physician.

Life

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Evelyn Groesbeeck Mitchell was born on June 14, 1879, in East Orange, New Jersey.[1] She attended and graduated from East Orange High School.[1] In 1898 she started attending Cornell University.[1][2][3] She attended Barnard College for her second year but returned to Cornell the following year and graduated in 1902 with a bachelor's degree.[1][2][3] She went to study at George Washington University in 1904 and graduated with a Master of Science degree in 1906.[2][3] During her studies at George Washington University, she was assistant to Dr. James William Dupree, the Surgeon General of Louisiana at the time.[2] From 1904 to 1912, she was a scientific illustrator at the United States National Museum.[2][3] She was also a member of the Entomological Society of America.[4]

In 1913, she earned a M.D. from Howard University College of Medicine.[5][3] From 1913 to 1914 she was an intern at a Women's hospital in Philadelphia and form 1914 onward she was a practicing physician.[3] She worked as a doctor in Pennsylvania during the 1918 flu epidemic.[2] She was also a visiting neurologist at Freedman's Hospital beginning in 1915.[3] She was superintendent at Park Hospital, and Boston City Hospital.[3]

Aside from working as a physician, Mitchell also taught at universities and volunteered summer schools for African American students.[2][6] Additionally, she testified in court to support women who had been assaulted and held a discussion group with prisoners in Norfolk County, Massachusetts.[2]

Evelyn died October 31, 1964.[7]

Works

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  • Mosquito Life New York, G. P. Putnams sons, 1907; reprint Wentworth Press 2019, ISBN 978-0469146983[8]
  • Descriptions of Nine New Species of Gnats Journal of the New York Entomological Society, Vol. 16, No. 1 (Mar., 1908), pp. 7–14 (8 pages)
  • AN APPARENTLY NEW PROTOBLATTED FAMILY FROM THE LOWER CRETACEOUS

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Harmon, Dr Elizabeth (2020-06-02). "A Portrait of a Scientist". Smithsonian Institution Archives. Retrieved 2023-01-21.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h Harmon, Elizabeth (2020-04-07). "Dr. Evelyn G. Mitchell". Smithsonian Institution Archives. Retrieved 2020-09-14.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h Ogilvie, M.; Harvey, J. (2003). The Biographical Dictionary of Women in Science: Pioneering Lives From Ancient Times to the Mid-20th Century. Taylor & Francis. p. 22. ISBN 978-1-135-96343-9. Retrieved 2020-06-26.
  4. ^ "Membership of the Society". Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 1 (1): 7–20. 1908-03-01. doi:10.1093/aesa/1.1.7. ISSN 1938-2901.
  5. ^ "American men of science : a biographical directory. 3rd 1921". HathiTrust. Retrieved 2020-09-14.
  6. ^ "National American Woman Suffrage Association Records: General Correspondence, 1839-1961; Mitchell, Evelyn". Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA. Retrieved 2023-01-21.
  7. ^ The Boston Globe, Boston, Massachusetts, November 2, 1964, page 22.
  8. ^ The American Journal of the Medical Sciences. American periodical series. J.B. Lippincott, Company. 1908. p. 125. Retrieved 2020-06-26.
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