Parran
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Although there have been small wins since then, there have never been reform efforts as large as under Parran.
From Salon • Mar. 6, 2025
Parran was both a member and trustee of the Rockefeller Foundation at the time, and the complaint states that he “committed The Rockefeller Foundation and its staff and resources to the Guatemala experiments.”
From Slate • Feb. 26, 2017
Dr. Cutler sent his Guatemala reports only to one supervisor, but Dr. Gutmann said they went up the chain to Surgeon General Thomas Parran Jr., a favorite of President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
From New York Times • Aug. 31, 2011
Thomas Parran, who was then U.S. surgeon general, clearly knew the experiment was unethical, Reverby said.
From Washington Post • Oct. 1, 2010
The Hon. Thomas Parran summed up for the suffragists.
From The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume VI by Harper, Ida Husted
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