The boys in the club
Horton, L.E.
Journal of the American Dietetic Association 81(1): 17-25
1982
ISSN/ISBN: 0002-8223 PMID: 7045189 Document Number: 193083
A historical perspective of men in dietetics. The pioneer spirit of Lenna Cooper is exemplified in the gradual emergence of the male dietitian. It was not an easy task for the early female dietitian to accept the concept of male membership. From the acceptance of the first known qualified male dietitian in 1921 and of the first male intern in 1934 to the final acceptance of male dietitians in the U.S. Army in the early 1950s, there is recorded female resistance. As the status of the profession grew, so did men's interest in it. (author)