She was also a pathologist and medical examiner, having put over twenty years of research into the causes of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome.
[4] After the start of World War II, Raven tried to enlist in the army and was only accepted when women were legally allowed to serve in 1943.
[5] She enlisted in the United States Army Medical Corps in July, one of the first of five women physicians to be commissioned.
[10] Raven returned to the Army Medical Corps in 1951 during the Korean War, becoming the highest ranking female physician on active duty.
She testified before a Senate subcommittee to advocate for better funding into SIDS research as well as improving counseling services for the bereaved.