FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE聽|聽February 02, 2015

Three amazing women scientists you鈥檝e never heard of (video)

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2, 2015 鈥� One saved the U.S. space program, another invented a better treatment for leprosy, and a third spawned an industry in the American Midwest.聽Mary Sherman Morgan, Alice Ball and Rachel Lloyd all had amazing accomplishments in chemistry, but their work was nearly lost to history. This week, Reactions celebrates these unsung women with a new episode of our sub-series, 鈥淟egends of Chemistry.鈥� Check out the video here: .

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