Martha May Eliot
/Overview
Martha May Eliot born Dorchester, MA April 7, 1891 (d. 1978). Pediatrician pioneer in World Health; only woman signer of World Health Organization charter 1946; promoter of international children's health; helped found UNICEF; alternate delegate to League of Nations conference on child welfare; lifelong partner of Dr. Ethel Dunham; founded first US children's advocacy org. 1959.
Quotations
"[C]hildren have the inherent right to be safe from abuse, neglect, and violence." (1959, masskids.org; photo nlm.nih.gov)