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Occupational Therapy Month: Eleanor Clarke Slagle

Eleanor Clarke Slagle is known as the mother of occupational therapy. She began her studies at the Chicago School for Civics and Philanthropy in 1911, but became interested in occupational therapy while she was visiting the Kankakee State Hospital.  In 1912, she founded the department of occupational therapy at Johns Hopkins University. She worked to […]
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