Hilla Sheriff | |
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| Born | 1903 |
| Died | September 10, 1988 (aged 84–85) Columbia, SC (laid to rest in Greenlawn Memorial Park) |
| Education | Pre-Med at College of Charleston
1926: Medical Degree at the Medical College of the State of South Carolina 1937: Masters Degree from Harvard University |
| Occupation(s) | Health Officer In Spartanburg County
Director of the Board of Health’s Division of Maternal and Child Health in Columbia, South Carolina Deputy Commissioner of the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control Chief of the Bureau of Community Health Services |
Dr. Hilla Sheriff (1903 – September 10, 1988) was a South Carolina physician whose positions included being a Health Officer in Spartanburg County and being the Director of the Board of Health's Division of Maternal and Child Health in Columbia, South Carolina. Gender barriers were present in the South at this time which she navigated through in her practice. She became one of the most respected medical officials in the twentieth century. She devoted much of her life to eradicating diseases, such as pellagra and diphtheria, which plagued the poor and marginalized communities of South Carolina. During her career, she also made improvements to contraception, maternity care, and family planning practices.[1]
- ^ Scrivener, Laurie (2002). A biographical dictionary of women healers: midwives, nurses, and physicians. Westport, Connecticut: Oryx Press.