Wasserman, Elga

A graduate of Smith College, Elga Wasserman earned a Ph.D. in organic chemistry from Harvard University (1949) and a J.D. from Yale Law School (1976). Married in 1947 to fellow chemist Harry Wasserman, the couple moved to Yale where she worked as a research assistant. They had three children and Wasserman worked part time for local community colleges and industrial firms. She became assistant dean overseeing Yale's graduate science programs and later oversaw the advent of coeducation at Yale (1968-1973). A growing interest in issues of equal access led her to law school; she subsequently practiced family law. Her interest in the barriers to women in science and how women have nonetheless managed to rise to the top of their profession led to the publication of The Door in the Dream (2000), a discussion of women scientists elected to the National Academy of Sciences.

From the description of Papers, 1994-1999 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 122611289