july december american woman appointed denver city female rocky_mountains probably female forensic united_states raised colorado studying chemistry high school teacher later attended medical school graduating specialized fields forensic led testify high profile criminal cases career addition working denver city held positions multiple hospitals administrative boards battling lifelong health problems including heart disease leg died posthumously inducted early life born monument colorado father physician took house calls patients sent live aunt grandfather attend graduated age awarded scholarship received bachelor degree university aged graduated master degree chemistry making university youngest graduate master degree time began work teacher chemistry biology geometry applied accepted father previously paid men attend medical school refused pay tuition deemed medicine hard life woman supported medical school working musician local bars theaters tutor laboratory assistant november married lawyer gave birth daughter year continued use maiden professional career avoid drawing attention children career graduated doctor medicine completed subsequently took position offices hospital making female rocky_mountains area appointed denver city assistant working alongside deputy city appointment city woman hold position work mainly focused poison blood analysis testified criminal cases expert witness work involved determining cause death poisoning suspected investigated death year old denver girl case referred time city famous controversial murder case initially suspected girl poisoned discovered crushed glass girl stomach blood family car testimony led sentencing girl murder testified suspected murderer finding fibers murder scene suspect convicted murder executed granted posthumous pardon discovered murder victim killed lethal dose led investigations confirming killed men way testified trial cincinnati subsequently convicted executed called new_mexico key witness murder trial court reporter wrote gained national reputation blood analysis work additionally thought female forensic despite working numerous high profile widely publicized cases kept life private possible gave interview career outside extensive laboratory work 1930s 1940s undertook personal research passive immunity developed scarlet fever common cold use family members working invented hair called produced 1990s appointed director laboratory department later founded order train new workers especially women enrolled advanced training program university_of_michigan went study surgical chicago following term resigned accepted role luke hospital denver laboratory director forced leave illness recovering returned laboratory director continued work criminal cases jobs 1950s joined physician public health activist create examination behalf granting licenses applicants wished practice health science appointed board making female member time served health problems death battled health problems life contracting fever age subsequently progressed heart disease contracted required emergency developed deep vein right leg surgery leg subsequently knee given prosthetic leg named later wheelchair bound following death husband lived kept working weeks life filling roles practice consultant died december denver age legacy year death december received award recognized year graduate school women time practiced medicine years inducted daughter published book titled women consequence contains biographies hall_of_fame project began set write biography mother urged editor women hall_of_fame time book
Frances McConnell-Mills