birth_place nationality fields workplaces known_for article_title academic_advisors name alma_mater
baltimore , maryland american physiology , endocrinology northwestern university discovery of inhibin feminism in science lgbt advocacy neena schwartz
 allen lein neena schwartz goucher college northwestern university
neena schwartz

neena betty schwartz -lrb- born december 10 , 1926 -rrb- is an american endocrinologist and william deering professor of endocrinology emerita in the department of neurobiology at northwestern university .
she is best known for her work on female reproductive biology and the regulation of hormonal signaling pathways , particularly for the discovery of the signaling hormone inhibin .
schwartz has been an active feminist advocate for women in science throughout her career ; she was a founding member of the association for women in science organization in 1971 and shared the founding presidency with judith pool .
she also co-founded the women in endocrinology group under the auspices of the endocrine society , served terms as the president of the endocrine society and the society for the study of reproduction , and has been recognized for her exceptional mentorship of women scientists .
in 2010 , she wrote a memoir of her life in science , `` a lab of my own '' , in which she came out as lesbian .
