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== Education ==
== Education ==
Helen Mitchell acquired a bachelors of arts degree from [[Mount Holyoke College]] in 1917.<ref name=":02">"Helen S. Mitchell." ''Gale Literature: Contemporary Authors'', Gale, 2008. ''Gale Literature Resource Center'', <nowiki>https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/H1000069288/LitRC?u=s1185784&sid=LitRC&xid=a14cbbd1</nowiki>. Accessed 25 Oct. 2020.</ref> She continued her education at [[Yale University|Yale University,]] earning a PhD in 1921.<ref name=":02" /> There she studied under Dr. Lafayette Mendel who continued to correspond with her later in her career. <ref name=":12">Kathleen Marie Scott. “Recipe for citizenship: Professionalization and power in World War I dietetics.” College of William & Mary - Arts & Sciences</ref> Mendel as a mentor was an anomaly in the early 20th Century, as he taught many female doctorate students and many of whom became leaders in their fields.<ref>Rossiter, M. W. (1994). Mendel the mentor. ''Journal of Chemical Education, 71''(3), 215. Retrieved from <nowiki>http://stats.lib.pdx.edu/proxy.php?url=http://search.proquest.com.proxy.lib.pdx.edu/docview/212011181?accountid=13265</nowiki></ref> Mitchell's thesis was on 'the choice of adequate and inadequate diets by rats and mice'. <ref name=":12" />
Helen Mitchell acquired a bachelors of arts degree from [[Mount Holyoke College]] in 1917.<ref name=":02">"Helen S. Mitchell." ''Gale Literature: Contemporary Authors'', Gale, 2008. ''Gale Literature Resource Center'', <nowiki>https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/H1000069288/LitRC?u=s1185784&sid=LitRC&xid=a14cbbd1</nowiki>. Accessed 25 Oct. 2020.</ref> She continued her education at [[Yale University|Yale University,]] earning a PhD in 1921.<ref name=":02" /> There she studied under Dr. Lafayette Mendel who continued to correspond with her later in her career. <ref name=":12">Kathleen Marie Scott. “Recipe for citizenship: Professionalization and power in World War I dietetics.” College of William & Mary - Arts & Sciences</ref> Mendel as a mentor was an anomaly in the early 20th Century, as he taught many female doctorate students and many of whom became leaders in their fields.<ref>Rossiter, M. W. (1994). Mendel the mentor. ''Journal of Chemical Education, 71''(3), 215. Retrieved from <nowiki>http://stats.lib.pdx.edu/proxy.php?url=http://search.proquest.com.proxy.lib.pdx.edu/docview/212011181?accountid=13265</nowiki></ref> Mitchell's thesis was on 'the choice of adequate and inadequate diets by rats and mice'. <ref name=":12" />

== Career ==
In 1921 she became the research director at the [[Battle Creek Sanitarium]]<ref name="New York Times">[https://www.nytimes.com/1984/12/13/obituaries/helen-s-mitchell-dies-nutritionist-and-writer.html "Helen S. Mitchell Dies; Nutritionist and Writer"]. ''The New York Times''.</ref> and taught in Dr. [[John Harvey Kellogg]]'s School of Dietetics. <ref name=":13">Kathleen Marie Scott. “Recipe for citizenship: Professionalization and power in World War I dietetics.” College of William & Mary - Arts & Sciences</ref> From 1921-1935 Mitchell worked for the Battle Creek College as a professor in nutrition and physiology. <ref>{{Cite book|last=Ogilvie|first=Marilyn|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rUCUAgAAQBAJ&newbks=0&printsec=frontcover&hl=en|title=The Biographical Dictionary of Women in Science: Pioneering Lives From Ancient Times to the Mid-20th Century|last2=Harvey|first2=Joy|date=2003-12-16|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-1-135-96343-9|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":4">{{Cite journal|last=Harper|first=Alfred E.|date=2003-11-01|title=Contributions of Women Scientists in the U.S. to the Development of Recommended Dietary Allowances|url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jn/133.11.3698|journal=The Journal of Nutrition|volume=133|issue=11|pages=3698–3702|doi=10.1093/jn/133.11.3698|issn=0022-3166}}</ref> During her time there, her research expertise was called upon by Dr. Wilfred Grenfell to conduct research on behalf of the Grenfell Mission in Newfoundland and Labrador.<ref name=":2">Wood, Gregory, and Jose Lam. “Restoring and Retelling the Story of Grenfell Gardens.” ''MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY HARRIS CENTRE APPLIED RESEARCH FUND'', 31 Jan. 2019, www.mun.ca/harriscentre/reports/arf/2018/Final_Report_SNCC_ARF__Wood.pdf.</ref> Along with Margery and Catherine Vaughn, they conducted a year long survey in 1929<ref>{{Cite journal|date=1930-08-30|title=LABRADOR—A LESSON IN PRACTICAL NUTRITION|url=https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/240576|journal=Journal of the American Medical Association|language=en|volume=95|issue=9|pages=665–666|doi=10.1001/jama.1930.02720090027012|issn=0002-9955}}</ref> of gardens and livestock to determine nutritional problems that coastal fishing towns were having. <ref name=":2" /> She found that many families were lacking minerals and vitamins from their overall calorie count. <ref name=":2" />

She was research professor of nutrition at [[University of Massachusetts]]<ref name=":4" /> from 1935-1941<ref>{{Cite web|title=History {{!}} School of Public Health & Health Sciences|url=https://www.umass.edu/sphhs/nutrition/about/history|access-date=2020-11-18|website=www.umass.edu}}</ref> and later became the Head of the Department of Food and Nutrition and the Dean of the School of Home Economics (1947-1960).<ref name=":13" /><ref name=":7">{{Cite web|title=Helen S. Mitchell, ca. 1935|url=http://credo.library.umass.edu/view/full/murg120_2-i0001259|access-date=2020-11-18|website=credo.library.umass.edu|language=en}}</ref>

Revision as of 04:59, 22 November 2020

She is an American biochemist and nutritionist that studied at Mount Holyoke College. I remember reading about the college in another reading and she is mentioned in the Women Scientists in America reference book. I thought I could find some more information about her and add to her biography and legacy sections on the Wikipedia page.

Helen Swift Mitchell (September 21, 1895 - December 12, 1984) was an American biochemist and nutritionist. Born to Walter L. and Minnie (Swift) Mitchell in Bridgeport Connecticut[1], she studied at Mount Holyoke College then continued at Yale University.[1] She was the research director at the Battle Creek Sanitarium, and later taught course in nutrition at Battle Creek College and University of Massachusetts. During World War II, she was part of government committees that did research on nutrition. She did research on and published works in the dietary conditions of rats[2], and later co-authored the textbook Nutrition in Health and Disease.

Education

Helen Mitchell acquired a bachelors of arts degree from Mount Holyoke College in 1917.[3] She continued her education at Yale University, earning a PhD in 1921.[3] There she studied under Dr. Lafayette Mendel who continued to correspond with her later in her career. [4] Mendel as a mentor was an anomaly in the early 20th Century, as he taught many female doctorate students and many of whom became leaders in their fields.[5] Mitchell's thesis was on 'the choice of adequate and inadequate diets by rats and mice'. [4]

Career

In 1921 she became the research director at the Battle Creek Sanitarium[6] and taught in Dr. John Harvey Kellogg's School of Dietetics. [7] From 1921-1935 Mitchell worked for the Battle Creek College as a professor in nutrition and physiology. [8][9] During her time there, her research expertise was called upon by Dr. Wilfred Grenfell to conduct research on behalf of the Grenfell Mission in Newfoundland and Labrador.[10] Along with Margery and Catherine Vaughn, they conducted a year long survey in 1929[11] of gardens and livestock to determine nutritional problems that coastal fishing towns were having. [10] She found that many families were lacking minerals and vitamins from their overall calorie count. [10]

She was research professor of nutrition at University of Massachusetts[9] from 1935-1941[12] and later became the Head of the Department of Food and Nutrition and the Dean of the School of Home Economics (1947-1960).[7][13]

  1. ^ a b "Helen S. Mitchell." Gale Literature: Contemporary Authors, Gale, 2008. Gale Literature Resource Center, https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/H1000069288/LitRC?u=s1185784&sid=LitRC&xid=a14cbbd1. Accessed 25 Oct. 2020.
  2. ^ Kathleen Marie Scott. “Recipe for citizenship: Professionalization and power in World War I dietetics.” College of William & Mary - Arts & Sciences
  3. ^ a b "Helen S. Mitchell." Gale Literature: Contemporary Authors, Gale, 2008. Gale Literature Resource Center, https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/H1000069288/LitRC?u=s1185784&sid=LitRC&xid=a14cbbd1. Accessed 25 Oct. 2020.
  4. ^ a b Kathleen Marie Scott. “Recipe for citizenship: Professionalization and power in World War I dietetics.” College of William & Mary - Arts & Sciences
  5. ^ Rossiter, M. W. (1994). Mendel the mentor. Journal of Chemical Education, 71(3), 215. Retrieved from http://stats.lib.pdx.edu/proxy.php?url=http://search.proquest.com.proxy.lib.pdx.edu/docview/212011181?accountid=13265
  6. ^ "Helen S. Mitchell Dies; Nutritionist and Writer". The New York Times.
  7. ^ a b Kathleen Marie Scott. “Recipe for citizenship: Professionalization and power in World War I dietetics.” College of William & Mary - Arts & Sciences
  8. ^ Ogilvie, Marilyn; Harvey, Joy (2003-12-16). The Biographical Dictionary of Women in Science: Pioneering Lives From Ancient Times to the Mid-20th Century. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-135-96343-9.
  9. ^ a b Harper, Alfred E. (2003-11-01). "Contributions of Women Scientists in the U.S. to the Development of Recommended Dietary Allowances". The Journal of Nutrition. 133 (11): 3698–3702. doi:10.1093/jn/133.11.3698. ISSN 0022-3166.
  10. ^ a b c Wood, Gregory, and Jose Lam. “Restoring and Retelling the Story of Grenfell Gardens.” MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY HARRIS CENTRE APPLIED RESEARCH FUND, 31 Jan. 2019, www.mun.ca/harriscentre/reports/arf/2018/Final_Report_SNCC_ARF__Wood.pdf.
  11. ^ "LABRADOR—A LESSON IN PRACTICAL NUTRITION". Journal of the American Medical Association. 95 (9): 665–666. 1930-08-30. doi:10.1001/jama.1930.02720090027012. ISSN 0002-9955.
  12. ^ "History | School of Public Health & Health Sciences". www.umass.edu. Retrieved 2020-11-18.
  13. ^ "Helen S. Mitchell, ca. 1935". credo.library.umass.edu. Retrieved 2020-11-18.
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