Grace Cornelia Eldering

Wikipedia - Grace Eldering

Grace Eldering (1900–1988) was an American public health scientist, known for her involvement in the creation of a vaccine for whooping cough along with Pearl Kendrick.

Childhood and education Grace Eldering was born in Rancher, Montana in 1900. Eldering's parents had immigrated to the United States before she was born, with her mother having arrived from Scotland and her father from the Netherlands.[1] She contracted and survived whooping cough when she was five, leading to her involvement in science in her adulthood.[2] After high school Eldering attended the University of Montana for four semesters before money troubles caused her to drop out.[3] She taught for four years saving up enough money to return to the university and obtain a Bachelor of Science. She then went on to teach at Hysham High School for an English class and a Biology class. She continued her education later in life and earned a Ph.D. in science in 1942 from Johns Hopkins University.

Eldering was inducted into the Michigan Women's Hall of Fame in 1983 for her work in public health.