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Author Brown, Jeannette E. (Jeannette Elizabeth), 1934-

Title African American women chemists / Jeannette E. Brown.

Publication Info. New York : Oxford University Press, [2012]
©2012

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 New Britain, Main Library - Non Fiction  540.922 B81    Check Shelf
Description xii, 252 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Summary "Beginning with Dr. Marie Maynard Daly, the first African American woman to receive a PhD in chemistry in the United States--in 1947, from Columbia University--this well researched and fascinating book celebrate the lives and history of African American women chemists. Written by Jeannette Brown, an African American chemist herself, the book profiles the lives of numerous women, ranging from the earliest pioneers up until the late 1960's when the Civil Rights Acts sparked greater career opportunities. Brown examines each woman's motivation to pursue chemistry, describes their struggles to obtain an education and their efforts to succeed in a field in which there were few African American men, much less African American women, and details their often quite significant accomplishments. The book looks at chemists in academia, industry, and government, as well as chemical engineers, whose career path is very different from that of the tradition chemist, and it concludes with a chapter on the future of African American women chemists, which will be of interest to all women interested in a career in science"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages [236]-239) and index.
Contents The reason for this book and why these women were chosen -- Resources for historical background -- Early pioneers -- Marie Maynard Daly -- Chemical educators -- Industry and government labs -- From academia to board room and science policy -- Chemical engineers -- My story -- Next steps.
Subject African American women chemists -- Biography.
Chemists -- United States -- Biography.
ISBN 9780199742882 hardback $35.00
019974288X hardback
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