Virginia Apgar
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Virginia Apgar was an American physician, obstetrical anesthesiologist and medical researcher, best known as the inventor of the Apgar score, a way to quickly assess the health of a newborn child imme
Virginia Apgar (July 6, 1959)
Apgar playing her violin in a field in 1920
Apgar examining a newborn baby in 1966
Apgar on the President's Committee on Employment of the Handicapped (November 28, 1973)
The National Women's Hall of Fame is an American institution founded to honor and recognize the accomplishments of women. It is located in Seneca Falls, New York, the site of the famous Seneca Falls C
Virginia Apgar
…1994, she was honored by the United States Postal Service with a 20¢ Great Americans series postage stamp. In November 1995, she was inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame in Seneca Falls, New York. In 1999, she was designated a Women's History Month Honoree by the National Women's History Project. On June 7, 2018, Google…
NWHF from across river, in 2022
Interior of NWHF, in historic mill, in 2022