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Women of Valor

Gertrude Elion

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Gertrude Elion and Dr. George Hitchings, 1988
Gertrude Elion and Dr. George Hitchings, 1988
Gertrude Elion, circa 1988
Gertrude Elion, circa 1988
Letter from Gertrude Elion to Ted Pack, August 20, 1996
Letter from Gertrude Elion to Ted Pack, August 20, 1996
Kenneth Pack, 1996
Kenneth Pack, 1996
Gertrude Elion and Other Recipients at the Nobel Prize Ceremony, 1988
Gertrude Elion and Other Recipients at the Nobel Prize Ceremony, 1988
Gertrude Elion and Dr. George Hitchings at George Washington University, 1969
Gertrude Elion and Dr. George Hitchings at George Washington University, 1969
Gertrude Elion in a Laboratory, 1980
Gertrude Elion in a Laboratory, 1980
Letter from George Hitchings to Milan Logan, December 17, 1951
Letter from George Hitchings to Milan Logan, December 17, 1951
Letter from Sharyn Cohn to Gertrude Elion, March 3, 1998
Letter from Sharyn Cohn to Gertrude Elion, March 3, 1998
Gertrude Elion, Dr. S. Bushby, and Dr. George Hitchings, 1972
Gertrude Elion, Dr. S. Bushby, and Dr. George Hitchings, 1972
Gertrude Elion and Colleagues in Burroughs Wellcome Laboratory, 1948
Gertrude Elion and Colleagues in Burroughs Wellcome Laboratory, 1948
Gertrude Elion and Leonard Canter, circa 1940
Gertrude Elion and Leonard Canter, circa 1940
Gertrude Elion's High School Graduation, 1933
Gertrude Elion's High School Graduation, 1933
Gertrude Elion's Junior High School Report Card, 1930
Gertrude Elion's Junior High School Report Card, 1930
Gertrude Elion, circa 1921
Gertrude Elion, circa 1921
Gertrude Elion, circa 1950s
Gertrude Elion, circa 1950s

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