Kelsey, Frances Oldham
| Title | Kelsey, Frances Oldham |
| View | Group 1 |
| Series | I: Individuals and Groups |
| Description | Physician and pharmacologist Frances Oldham Kelsey is given the President's Award for Distinguished Federal Civilian Service by President John F. Kennedy. As a reviewer at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Dr. Kelsey refused to approve for sale the drug Kevadon (Thalidomide), which was later shown to cause severe birth defects. |
| Subject Terms | Kelsey, Frances Oldham, 1914-2015 | Kennedy, John Fitzgerald, 1917-1963 | Physicians | Thalidomide--Adverse effects | United States. Food and Drug Administration | Award winners |
| Photograph Date | 1962 |
| Physical Format | Photographic prints; 24.1 x 19.3 cm |
| Location | Washington, D.C. |
| Collection | Archival Photographic Files |
| Repository | University of Chicago Library, Special Collections Research Center |
| Image Identifier | apf1-03170 |
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