Margaret Irving Handy, MD — pediatric medicine
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Dr. Margaret Irving Handy (1889–1977) was the first native-born Delawarean woman to become a physician, and the state’s first practicing pediatrician. While chief of pediatrics at the Delaware Hospital, Dr. Handy worked to improve care for premature babies and helped establish the Mother’s Milk Bank, which fed local children for 40 years. She received numerous accolades during a 52-year career devoted to improving children’s health, and is remembered as one of Delaware’s most respected and beloved physicians.
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