Birthdate: November 9, 1871
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Central City, Colorado, United States
Died: October 3, 1953
Florence Rena Sabin was a pioneering American medical scientist who shattered barriers for women in science. She achieved several milestones in her field, including being the first woman to hold a full professorship at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, the first woman elected to the National Academy of Sciences, and the first woman to lead a department at the Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research. Later in her career, she shifted her focus to public health activism in Colorado and was honored with the Albert Lasker Public Service Award in 1951.
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