Using Her lab in your life: Women in chemistry to teach the practice of science

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Mary Ellen Bowden, mebowden@chemheritage.org, Chemical Heritage Foundation, 315 Chestnut St, Philadelphia, PA 19106
The Chemical Heritage Foundation has constructed a traveling exhibit, an exhibit brochure, and a website that contains even more information on women chemists: www.chemheritage.org/women_chemistry. These materials can be used alone or with other resources to teach both male and female students about the nature of scientific careers This talk will present approaches to help students understand what chemical scientists do in the world out there and to define their own career preferences.