African American Women Chemists in the Modern Era

by Jeannette E. Brown

Overview

This is the second of two books about African-American female chemists. The first book (African-American Women Chemists, 2011) focused on the early pioneers--women chemists from the Civil War to the Civil Rights Act. African American Women Chemists in the Modern Era focuses on contemporary women who have benefited from the Civil Rights Act and are now working as chemists or chemical engineers. This book was produced by taking the oral history of women who are leaders in their field and who wanted to tell the world how they suceeded. It features eighteen amazing women in this book and each of them has a claim to fame, despite hiding in plain sight. These women reveal the history of their lives from youth to adult. Overall, Jeannette Brown aims to inspire women and minorities to pursue careers in the sciences, as evidenced by the successful career paths of the women that came before them.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780190615192
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	08/08/2018
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	264
File size:	3 MB

About the Author

Jeannette E. Brown is a former Research Chemist for Merck&Co. Inc. and a former Faculty Associate at the New Jersey Institute of Technology.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements Preface 1. Introduction 2. Chemists Who Work in Industry 3. Chemists Who Work in Academia 4. Chemists Who Are Leaders in Aademia or Organizations 5. Chemists Who Work for the National Labs or Other Federal Agencies 6. Life After Tenure Denial in Academia; A Success Story 7. Next Steps Selected Publications Bibliography