Elizabeth Hughes Gossett
Elizabeth Hughes Gosett | |
|---|---|
Gossett c.1930 | |
| Born | August 19, 1907 Albany, New York, U.S. |
| Died | April 21, 1981 (aged 73) Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |
| Education | Barnard College |
| Spouse |
William T. Gossett (m. 1930) |
| Children | 3 |
| Father | Charles Evans Hughes |
Elizabeth Evans Hughes Gossett (August 19, 1907 – April 21, 1981), the daughter of statesman Charles Evans Hughes, was the first American, and one of the first people in the world, treated with insulin for type 1 diabetes. She received over 42,000 insulin shots over her lifetime.