Ellen Gleditsch

Ellen Gleditsch, graduation photograph
Ellen Gleditsch

Ellen Gleditsch (29 December 1879 – 5 June 1968) was a Norwegian radiochemist and Norway's second female professor. Starting her career as an assistant to Marie Curie, she became a pioneer in radiochemistry, establishing the half-life of radium and helping demonstrate the existence of isotopes.[1][2] She was Vice President of the Norwegian Association for Women's Rights 1937–1939.[3]

  1. ^ 'Ellen Gleditsch', Encyclopedia of World Biography. Reprinted online at bookrags.com.
  2. ^ A Devotion to Their Science: Pioneer Women of Radioactivity. Chemical Heritage Foundation. 1997. pp. 51 ff. ISBN 978-0-941901-15-4.
  3. ^ Ellen Gleditsch, Norwegian Association for Women's Rights

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