Willimina R. Walsh
Associate director of the American Public Health Association
About Willimina R. Walsh
Lived 1900 – 1966.
Willimina Rayne Walsh (1900 – 1966) was the associate director of the American Public Health Association. She was the recipient of the Sedgwick Memorial Medal in 1965 for her work on the growth and expansion of the association.
Walsh worked for APHA for 45 years beginning in 1920. During her tenure, the membership of APHA grew from 3700 people to 16,000 people. Many spoke of her "behind the scenes" work on various initiatives including the editorial board of Health Laboratory Science who credited her with helping them launch their journal.
Walsh was raised in Lawrence, Massachusetts, and attended the State Normal School in Lowell, Massachusetts, where she graduated with honors. She married John Walsh in New York City, on April 16, 1926.
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Who was Willimina R. Walsh?
associate director of the American Public Health Association
When was Willimina R. Walsh born?
Willimina R. Walsh was born in 1900.
When did Willimina R. Walsh die?
Willimina R. Walsh died in 1966.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Willimina R. Walsh. https://biography.guide/willimina-r-walsh/
MLA: "Willimina R. Walsh." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/willimina-r-walsh/.
Chicago: "Willimina R. Walsh." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/willimina-r-walsh/.
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