About Elizabeth Hughes Gossett

Elizabeth Evans Hughes Gossett, the daughter of statesman Charles Evans Hughes, was the first American, and one of the first people in the world, treated with insulin for type 1 diabetes. She received over 42,000 insulin shots over her lifetime.

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Occupation: philanthropist, activist
Citizenship: United States
Born: August 19, 1907
Died: April 21, 1981, April 28, 1981

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Elizabeth Hughes Gossett

first American treated with insulin for diabetes (1907–1981)

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About Elizabeth Hughes Gossett

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Occupation: philanthropist, activist
Citizenship: United States
Born: August 19, 1907
Died: April 21, 1981, April 28, 1981

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Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image by Unknown author via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain).

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William T. Gossett Charles Evans Hughes Antoinette Carter Hughes Charles Evans Hughes Jr.Helen Hughes Catherine Hughes Waddell

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William T. Gossett Charles Evans Hughes Antoinette Carter Hughes Charles Evans Hughes Jr.Helen Hughes Catherine Hughes Waddell

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