the first woman president of the organization in 1984. She was a member of the Institute Of Medicine. Klein received the Elizabeth Blackwell Medal. The ACOG named the Luella Klein Lifetime Achievement Award in her honor. References 2019 deaths People from Linn County, Iowa University of Iowa alumni Case Western Reserve University faculty 20th-century American physicians 21st-century American physicians 20th-century American women physicians 21st-century American women physicians American obstetricians American gynecologists Women gynaecologists Emory University School of Medicine faculty Members of the National Academy of Medicine American women academics 1924 births