Clara Cynthia Benson | |
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| Born | June 5, 1875 Port Hope, Ontario, Canada |
| Died | March 24, 1964 Port Hope, Ontario, Canada |
| Alma mater | University of Toronto (BA in chemistry, 1899; PhD in chemistry, 1903) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | physical chemistry, biochemistry |
| Institutions | University of Toronto |
| Thesis | The rates of the reactions in solutions containing ferrous sulphate, potassium iodide, and chromic acid |
| Doctoral advisor | William Lash Miller |
| Other academic advisors | Archibald Byron Macallum |
Clara Cynthia Benson (1875–1964) was a Canadian chemist, the sole female founder of the American Society for Biological Chemistry (now the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB)) and one of the first two women to earn a Ph.D. from the University of Toronto (U of T) (the other being philosophy student Emma Baker).[1][2] She later became one of U of T's first two female associate professors.[3] Trained in physical chemistry, she switched focus to biochemistry when lack of job opportunities for female chemists led her to take a position teaching food chemistry as part of U of T's Domestic Science program.[4] She also played a large role in the development of U of T's women's athletics program.[4]
- ^ "Clara Cynthia Benson, 1875-1964 · Making History: contributions of faculty members in science and medicine · Exhibits". exhibits.library.utoronto.ca. Retrieved 2018-08-30.
- ^ Wolfson, Adele J. (2006-11-03). "One hundred years of American Women in biochemistry". Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education. 34 (2): 75–77. doi:10.1002/bmb.2006.49403402075. ISSN 1470-8175. PMID 21638642. S2CID 205517753.
- ^ "Fairly Determined | By Stacey Gibson | History of Women's Rights at U of T | Spring 2018 | University of Toronto Magazine". magazine.utoronto.ca. 3 March 2002. Retrieved 2018-08-30.
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