Alice Catherine Evans

Alice Catherine Evans was an American bacteriologist who conducted pioneering research on milkborne diseases. She was the first woman to head a United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) laboratory, and she was the first woman elected to the National Academy of Sciences.

Evans was a brilliant scientist and a dedicated public servant. She made many important contributions to the field of bacteriology, and she helped to improve the health of millions of people.

Imagine that you have a friend who is sick with a milkborne disease. The doctor tells you that your friend got sick because they drank contaminated milk. Alice Catherine Evans was a scientist who studied milkborne diseases, and she helped to develop ways to make milk safer. Her work helped to save many lives. In the same way, Alice Catherine Evans helped to make milk safer by developing ways to test milk for bacteria and by promoting pasteurization. Her work helped to prevent many cases of milkborne diseases.

Evans' research on the causes of milk-borne diseases and the development of new methods for milk pasteurization helped to improve the safety and quality of milk.