Dr. Alice Evans (1881-1975)

Dr. Alice Evans (1881-1975) is a Pennsylvania historical marker in Towanda, Bradford County, dedicated 2016.

Bradford County · dedicated 2016 · at entrance to YMCA, College Ave., between 2nd and 3rd Sts., Towanda

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Bacteriologist for the US Department of Agriculture who discovered that brucellosis bacteria found in raw milk caused undulant fever in humans. Despite gender discrimination in her field, she published a report in 1918 and promoted milk pasteurization until laws were passed in the late 1920s. She received numerous awards for pioneering contributions in microbiology. Evans graduated from the former Susquehanna Collegiate Institute here.

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