Oral history interview with Donna J. Nelson 2008 July 21 & 22

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Oral history interview with Donna J. Nelson 2008 July 21 & 22

2008

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Donna J. Nelson discusses her childhood in Eufaula, Oklahoma, where she was greatly influenced by her parents, especially her step-father, the town's only physician. Nelson joined the chemistry department at the University of Oklahoma, where she struggled for parity with the male students, and later went on to do graduate work at the University of Texas, Austin with Michael J.S. Dewar and post-doctorate work at Purdue University as Herbert C. Brown's first female post-doctorate. In addition to her role as faculty member of the University of Oklahoma chemistry department, Nelson also conducted surveys of women and minorities in the top chemistry departments and researched issues surrounding women and minorities in chemistry and the sciences

67 pages 3 h 47 m 12 s

eng, Latn

Chemical Heritage Foundation, Othmer Library of Chemical History

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Chemical Heritage Foundation, Othmer Library of Chemical History

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Nelson, Donna J., 1954-

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Donna Nelson was born in Eufaula, Oklahoma, a small town known as the center of the Muscogee Creek Nation. She obtained her PhD in chemistry at the University of Texas at Austin. Nelson was a faculty fellow in the University of Oklahoma Provost's Office; she was the first woman faculty fellow. In 2016, she served as president of the American Chemical Society....

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Webb-Halpern, Leah

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