FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | March 01, 2016
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.
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