Frances Glessner Lee
The History Chicks : A Women's History Podcast
Frances Glessner Lee's Impact on Legal Medicine
This chapter discusses Frances Glessner Lee's significant contributions to the field of legal medicine, including her involvement in establishing a medical examiner system in Chicago and her efforts in persuading Harvard to establish a Department of Legal Medicine. It explores her role in creating a comfortable environment for soldiers returning from war, her fascination with crime stories and the science of death, and her advocacy for training FBI agents in forensic medicine.
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