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Margaret Snell

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Title

Margaret Snell

Description

Margaret Comstock Snell, M.D., was appointed the first professor of Household Economy and Hygiene at Corvallis College in 1889. Snell came to begin the college's program in household economy and hygiene -- the first in the western U.S. She trained as a medical doctor at Boston University, graduating in 1886. At OAC she incorporated aspects of her medical training into the curriculum, teaching "people how to stay well, rather than treat them once they are sick." Snell retired in 1907 and died in 1923. Three buildings at OSU have been named for her.

Source

Ray Stout Photographic Collection (P 103)

Publisher

Special Collections and Archives Research Center, Oregon State University Libraries

Date

1895

Identifier

P103:28b

Citation

“Margaret Snell,” Special Collections & Archives Research Center, accessed November 26, 2024, http://scarc.library.oregonstate.edu/omeka/items/show/32766.