Alice Hamilton
This celebrity goo was created by Scott Hardie.
This goo was worth a point in August 2026.
publication date: Wednesday, August 5, 2026 (part of August 2026)
category: 
Health
clue: She wasn't a banker from New York. She was Harvard's first female faculty member and an industrial health expert who helped America get the lead out.
explanation: Hamilton was an industrial health & safety expert who specialized in lead exposure. Her decades of work led to some of the first workman's compensation laws in the country and is credited with inspiring the founding of OSHA. more…
intended difficulty: easy
solved by: Russ Wilhelm and Richard Slominsky
trivia: This goo was inspired by founding father Alexander Hamilton.
You're Not My Real Founding Fathers!: America loves its Founding Fathers, and the nation's 250th anniversary makes for a fine opportunity to celebrate them. But wait—who are these imitators? These are actors, and musicians, and authors, and athletes! Their John Hancocks are very similar, but these aren't the real Founding Fathers! Starting apropos on Father's Day, here are a whopping fifty goos to challenge your knowledge of patriotic trivia. Can you identify these fifty fake signatories to a Declaration of Independence that never was? With luck, you\ll hold these goos to be self-evident.Similar Goos
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