Affiliation:
1. Grenfell Campus, Memorial University, Corner Brook, NL A2H 5G4, Canada.
Abstract
During Dr. Margaret-Ann Armour’s career, she was always passionate about the need to encourage more young women to enter chemistry and chemistry-related careers. One way of doing this is by means of role models, specifically to share stories of previous generations of Canadian women chemists. In fact, it is necessary to make them aware that there were Canadian women chemists, even at the beginning of the 20th century. Yet, no unitary source of information on Canadian women chemists has existed. This contribution will provide six selected life stories to partially remedy this deficiency and to offer those who wish to inspire future generations of women chemists with names and stories from the past. The individuals included here are Maude Menten, Clara Benson, Mary Dover, Bella Marcuse, Carol Edna Robertson (Maass), and Norah Vernon Barry (Toole).
Publisher
Canadian Science Publishing
Subject
Organic Chemistry,General Chemistry,Catalysis
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