Development of chemistry at Ohio University and Its first women graduates
Dewald, Howard D.
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Title
Development of chemistry at Ohio University and Its first women graduates
Author(s)
Dewald, Howard D.
Issue Date
2022-12-30
Keyword(s)
Chemistry
History
Ohio University
Abstract
In the first 100 years at Ohio University nearly 700 bachelor’s degrees were awarded by the institution. Only two chemistry-related degrees were earned by women, both in 1903, who wrote Bachelor of Philosophy (Ph.B.) theses on derivatives of hydrocarbons. Why was this significant? A short background on the university, notable milestones, and the development of the chemistry curriculum is given prior to the discussion of the theses written by Ethel Riley and Nannie Nease and their subsequent lives. A discussion of baccalaureate origins of women in chemistry in Ohio shows a dearth of degrees prior to 1920 and thus the significance of the theses written by Riley and Nease.
Publisher
Division of the History of Chemistry
ISSN
1053-4385
Type of Resource
text
Genre of Resource
article
Language
eng
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https://hdl.handle.net/2142/128648
DOI
https://doi.org/10.70359/bhc2022v047p281
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