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Sounds of Progress, Part II: Elizabeth Lee Hazen and Rachel Fuller Brown

http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/wamc/local-wamc-758820.mp3

Albany, NY – Elizabeth Lee Hazen (1885-1975) and Rachel Fuller Brown (1908-1980). Elizabeth was a microbiologist and Rachel was a chemist. Their collaboration led to a vaccine for pneumonia and one of the first effective antifungal medications.