Beatrice Aitchison
Beatrice Aitchison | |
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| Born | July 18, 1908 |
| Died | September 22, 1997 (aged 89) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Alma mater | Goucher College (BA) Johns Hopkins University (MA) (PhD) University of Oregon (MA) |
| Known for | Executive order banning sex discrimination in the U.S. Government |
| Awards | Federal Woman's Awards (1961) Career Service Award (1970) Woodrow Wilson Award (1997) |
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| Doctoral advisor | Gordon Thomas Whyburn |
Beatrice Aitchison (July 18, 1908 – September 22, 1997) was an American mathematician, statistician, and transportation economist who directed the Transport Economics Division of the United States Department of Commerce, and later became the top woman in the United States Postal Service and the first policy-level appointee there.