Myrtle Bachelder

Myrtle Bachelder
Bachelder in 1942
Born	Myrtle Claire Bachelder (1908-03-13)March 13, 1908 Worcester, Massachusetts, U.S.
Died	May 22, 1997(1997-05-22) (aged 89) Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Education	Middlebury College (BS)
Known for	Chemistry of uranium and rare-earth elements
Scientific career
Fields	Metallurgy radiochemistry
Institutions	University of Chicago Los Alamos National Laboratory

Myrtle Claire Bachelder (March 13, 1908 – May 22, 1997) was an American chemist and Women's Army Corps officer, who is noted for her secret work on the Manhattan Project atomic bomb program, and for the development of techniques in the chemistry of metals.