Anna Hamburger, a scientist in Heidelberg, sends Georg Bredig (1868-1944) a list of scientific publications, including two references concerning sodium amalgams.

The interview begins with Dr. Joullié's description of her early life and education in Brazil. Her father sent her to Simmons College in the United States, where she received her undergraduate degree before obtaining…

Donna J. Nelson's oral history begins with a discussion of her childhood in Eufaula, Oklahoma—a small town with Native American influences that grew into a much larger town throughout her youth. Heavily influenced by…

Gloria L. Anderson was born and raised in Altheimer, Arkansas, and had five brothers. Her father was a farmer and then a janitor; her mother a domestic worker and a creative seamstress. Anderson was always good in…

Uma Chowdhry grew up in Bombay (later Mumbai), India, one of three children. She attended British missionary schools, which taught in English, and became interested in science in high school. Having obtained a…

This film from the American Chemical Society showcases the skills of the chemist with artful shots of chemical reactions, laboratory procedures, and instruments, and free verse, first-person narration connecting the…

This silent film is the second of two captured by American chemist Alexander Silverman during a tour of university chemistry departments and laboratories across Europe in 1928-1929. This film reel is mostly of…

A black specialized bra for people who are lactating or chestfeeding. The bra is secured in front by a zipper. The bra cups are formed from two overlapping fabric pieces which can be moved to expose the wearer's nipple.…

Newspaper article about Marie Curie (1867-1934) and her relationship with Paul Langevin (1872-1946). Marie Curie was the first woman to win a Nobel prize and the only woman to win twice. In 1903 Curie was awarded the…

Carolyn Bertozzi grew up in Lexington, Massachusetts, the second of three girls. Her father was a nuclear physicist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, her mother a secretary in MIT's physics department.…

Lilianna Solnica-Krezel was born in Cieplice-Sląskie, a small village in the mountains in the southwestern part of Poland, but grew up in Sandomierz, Poland, at a time when the country was still under the communist…

Yixian Zheng was born and raised in Chongqing, the Sichuan province of China, the elder (by about nine years) of the family's two daughters. Both of her parents were professors at Chongqing University—her mother in…

Group photograph of the International Chemical Reunion Utrecht (ICRU). ICRU was organized by Ernst Cohen (1863-1944) as a way to unite scientists from previously warring nations.

Front Row: Tendeloo, van der Burg, de…

Photograph of the 1902 general meeting of the German Electrochemical Society held in Würzburg, Germany. In 1902 the name of the society changed to Deutsche Bunsen-Gesellschaft für Physikalische Chemie (German Bunsen…

Two copies of a group photograph depicting students and faculty of the Physical Chemistry Institute at the University of Leipzig.

In the front row, 4th from the left is Yukichi Osaka (1866-1950). Osaka was a Japanese…

A German translation of an experimental methodology written by Constance Fligg Elam Tipper (1891-1995), an English metallurgist and crystallographer. Elam was the first female full-time faculty member at the Cambridge…

Photograph of Dr. Bettye Washington Greene (1935-1995), believed to be the first African-American female chemist employed to work in a professional position at the Dow Chemical Company.

Bettye Greene was born on March…

Published in 1926, this textbook of chemistry was intended to instill "the elementary foundation principles of chemistry which will be of service to the nurse in her work." The work contains chapters that discuss…

One pair of Fashion Forms brand, beige-colored, water-filled push-up pads, or bra inserts, sized B/C and contained in black commercial packaging. Fashion Forms, Inc. operates as a fashion apparel company. The company…

An article written about Margarete von Wrangell (1877-1932). Wrangell was an agricultural chemist and known as Germany's first female full professor in German. While she was alive Wrangell was a very successful…

This article discusses the 1928 marriage of Margarete von Wrangell (1877-1932) to her childhood friend, Prince Vladimir Andronikov. Von Wrangell was a Balkan German duchess, agricultural chemist, and the first female…

Hao Wu's oral history begins with a discussion of her childhood in China, during which her family was separated and forced to relocate to the countryside during the Cultural Revolution. Despite the difficulties…

Pouné Saberi was born in Tehran, Iran, and experienced the 1979 Iranian Revolution as a child. Her family left Iran in the mid-1980s during its war with Iraq and settled briefly in Boston. Pouné’s parents and younger…

Maureen J. Charron has spent most of her life in New York City, New York. She was born on Long Island but grew up in Queens. The elder of two sisters born to parents of Italian and French Canadian descent, she attended…

Marla Luskin grew up in the San Fernando Valley, near Los Angeles, California, one of three children. Her father was a plumber and her mother a housewife. Neither of her parents valued the need for higher education,…