Margaret D. Foster (1895-1970)

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Object Details

Subject

Foster, Margaret D (Margaret Dorothy) b. 1895

Geological Survey (U.S.)

Manhattan Project (U.S.)

Summary

Margaret D. Foster (1895-1970) working in the lab in 1919. Foster was the first woman chemist to work for the United States Geological Survey, starting in 1918, just three days after receiving her A.B. from Illinois College. Foster's studies primarily focused on the analysis of natural waters. Her work on the Manhattan Project resulted in two new quantitative methods of analysis, one for uranium and one for thorium.

Cite as

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 7421, Image No. SIA2010-0474

Repository Loc.

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Capital Gallery, Suite 3000, MRC 507; 600 Maryland Avenue, SW; Washington, DC 20024-2520

Date

1919

Local number

SIA RU007421 [SIA2010-0474]

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Type

Black-and-white photographs

Data Source

Smithsonian Institution Archives

Topic

Women scientists

Metadata Usage

CC0

Record ID

siris_arc_287607