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Women in Chemistry - Famous Female Chemists
Learn about women who have made a difference in the field of chemistry.
Women in Chemistry
Women have made many important contributions to the fields of chemistry and chemical engineering. Here's a list of female scientists and a description of the research or invention that made them famous.
Pictures of Women in Chemistry
See photos of women who made contributions to the field of chemistry.
Marie Sklodowska Curie (1867–1934)
Marie Sklodowska Curie was a Polish-born French scientist. She won the Nobel Prize twice and was famous for her work on radioactivity.
Rosalind Franklin
Rosalind Franklin published a photo of DNA in the same issue of Nature as the one in which Watson and Crick announced the double-stranded nature of the DNA helix. Had you heard of her discovery?
Her Life in the Lab
The Chemical Heritage Foundation has a list of women who made important contributions to chemistry.
Distinguished Women of Past and Present
This site maintains a list of female chemists, with links to biographies on the internet.
Women in Chemistry Oral History Project
Iowa State University has interviews with female chemists and chemical engineers.