Women’s History Month resources from world’s largest scientific society

WASHINGTON, March 1, 2016 – The American Chemical Society salutes Women’s History Month with a variety of resources for reporters, students, teachers and others.  They include:

• A celebration of the achievements of 10 women scientists in American history.
• Spellbound videos tell the story of scientists whose childhood curiosity about everyday things helped them launch careers in chemistry.
  • Finding Her Way: Kristala L. Jones Prather
  • When Girls Didn’t “Do” Science: Mamie Moy
  • Mentors Made the Difference: Nancy Jackson

The Winds of War: Helen Free

• Commemorative websites and booklets
  • Legacy of Rachel Carson's Silent Spring
  • Carl and Gerty Cori and Carbohydrate Metabolism
  • Alice Hamilton and the Development of Occupational Medicine
  • Rachel Lloyd, Ph.D., Pioneering Woman in Chemistry

The American Chemical Society is a nonprofit organization chartered by the U.S. Congress. With more than 158,000 members, ACS is the world’s largest scientific society and a global leader in providing access to chemistry-related research through its multiple databases, peer-reviewed journals and scientific conferences. Its main offices are in Washington, D.C., and Columbus, Ohio.