Blanche Moore Haines

Dr.
Blanche Moore Haines
Haines in 1925
Born
Blanche Morris

December 21, 1865
New Castle County, Delaware, U.S.
DiedNovember 9, 1944
Three Rivers, Michigan, U.S.
Education
Occupations
  • physician
  • suffragist
Known forMichigan State chair, National Woman Suffrage Association
Medical career
FieldMaternal and infant care
InstitutionsPhysician-director, Maternity and Infancy Division, Children's Bureau, U.S. Department of Labor

Blanche Moore Haines (1865–1944) was an American physician. She served as the physician-director of the Maternity and Infancy Division, Children's Bureau (CB), U.S. Department of Labor (now within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.[1] An active suffragist, Haines served as Michigan State chair of the National Woman Suffrage Association (NWSA).[2]

Early life and education

Blanche Moore Haines was born in New Castle County, Delaware, on December 21, 1865. Her parents were George R. and Ann Eliza (Carter) Moore.[1]

She was educated at Mount Carroll High School (Mount Carroll, Illinois, 1882); Mount Carroll Seminary (Mount Carroll, Illinois); Woman's Hospital Medical College of Chicago (Chicago, Illinois, 1886); Philadelphia Polyclinic Medical School, (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1887). She received an M.D. degree from Woman's Hospital Medical College of Chicago.[1]

Career

While serving as the director of the Maternity and Infancy Division, CB, Haines made an extended trip to teach the mothers in various regions the proper care of their babies and prenatal care of themselves.[3] Previously, she served as director of the Michigan bureau of child hygiene and public health nursing,[4]

She served as chair, Michigan Department of Health, 1922–25; chair, Michigan State Public Health Department; and secretary, Medical Women's National Association.[1] In 1920, after being active in the Ladies of the Maccabees (LOTM) for more than 24 years when, Haines was elected Assistant Great Medical Examiner (1920–21).[5] She was a member of the American Medical Association, Michigan State Medical Association, Kalamazoo Academy of Medicine, American Public Health Association, and Michigan State Board for Registration of Nurses (resigned, 1925).[1]

Haines served on the Board of the Michigan Equal Suffrage Association (pictured in 1916)

Haines served as Michigan State chair of the NWSA. She was a member of the Woman's Club, Parent-Teachers Association of Michigan, Michigan State Federation of Women's Clubs, and the Daughters of the American Revolution, serving as Regent of the DAR's Abiel Fellows Chapter.[1]

Her written contributions included: Michigan Pioneer and Historical Collection, vol. 34; contribution to genealogy of certain Virginia Carters; and a contribution on life of an early medical botanist, Dr. Ezra Michener, of Chester County, Pennsylvania. In Dr. William Howard Kelley's encyclopedia of biographies, Haines contributed articles that were previously published in Michigan State Medical Journal signed "B. M. H. from Michigan Department of Health Breast feeding survey", also "Rickets" and "Michigan Hours of Sunshine". She published a "Report on Midwives in Michigan"; and "Report on infant clinics by age groups and sex groups, Michigan".[1]

Personal life

Haines resided in Lansing, Michigan, before relocating to Washington, D.C., on September 1, 1925. She had a summer home in Three Rivers, Michigan.[1]

She married Dr. Thomas J. Haines, May 15, 1890.[1]

Haines' hobby was old furniture.[1]

Blanche Moore Haines died in Three Rivers, Michigan, on November 9, 1944.[6][7]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Who's who in the Nation's Capital. Consolidated Publishing Company. 1926. p. 257. Retrieved 5 December 2024. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  2. ^ "Five Congressmen Hear State Suffs". Battle Creek Moon-Journal. 14 December 1917. p. 13. Retrieved 5 December 2024 – via Newspapers.com. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  3. ^ "Teaches Mothers. – Dr. Blanche M. Haines". Abilene Daily Reporter. 24 October 1928. p. 2. Retrieved 5 December 2024 – via Newspapers.com. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  4. ^ "Dr. Blanche M. Haines". The Daily Independent. 26 October 1925. p. 5. Retrieved 5 December 2024 – via Newspapers.com. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  5. ^ "Long Service in L. O. T. M. is Recognized in Election". Lansing State Journal. 11 June 1920. p. 5. Retrieved 5 December 2024 – via Newspapers.com. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  6. ^ "Dr. Blanche Haines". The Palm Beach Post. 11 November 1944. p. 2. Retrieved 5 December 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Three Rivers – Dr. Blanche M. Haines". The South Bend Tribune. 11 November 1944. p. 2. Retrieved 5 December 2024 – via Newspapers.com.