Rosalyn Yalow, the second woman to earn a Nobel Prize in Medicine passed away at age 89. Dr. Yalow who held her doctorate in nuclear physics was a product of the New York City School System. In the 1950's she became the co-discoverer of the "radioimmunoassay ", which redefined the way to measure insulin and other hormones in the blood . She was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1972 and had a storied career.
But things weren't always 'peaches and cream " for her. After grauating magna cum laude from Hunter College at age 19 she applied to Purdue University for a graduate assistantship. Purdue wrote back to her ", She is from New York. She is Jewish.She is a woman "......
Yes she was! But she persevered, and job after job, position after position, she finally received her doctorate in 1945. The number of lives her discoveries saved and prolonged are countless. Her desire was unmatched .
This Jewish woman from New York would just not take no for an answer!
May she rest in peace. God Bless.
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