Naima Sahlbom
Naima Sahlbom (May 15, 1871 – March 29, 1957) was a Swedish chemist, mineralogist, and peace activist. She is considered to be one of Sweden's most prominent early women chemists.[1]
Life
Early life and education
Sahlbom was born in Stockholm on May 15, 1871. She was the daughter of Gustav Sahlbom, a civil engineer.[2] As a youth, she attended the Wallinska Girls' School, the first school in Sweden to offer university-preparatory education for girls.[2] While attending the school, she developed an interest in science.[2]
Sahlbom graduated from Uppsala University in 1896, and earned a doctorate in chemical physics from the University of Neuchâtel in 1910. She was also board member of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom from 1919 to 1944, serving as a section president in 1935, and was awarded the Illis Quorum medal in 1946.[2][3]
References
- ↑ Mary R. S. Creese; Thomas M. Creese (2004). Ladies in the Laboratory II. Scarecrow Press. p. 8. ISBN 978-0-8108-4979-2.
- 1 2 3 4 Creese, Mary R. S. (2007). "Fossil hunters, a cave explorer and a rock analyst: notes on some early women contributors to geology". In Burek, Cynthia V.; Higgs, Bettie. The Role of Women in the History of Geology. Geological Society of London. p. 44. ISBN 978-1-86239-227-4.
- ↑ Andersson, I. (2003). "`Women's Unarmed Uprising Against War': A Swedish Peace Protest in 1935". Journal of Peace Research 40 (4): 395–412. doi:10.1177/00223433030404003. ISSN 0022-3433.
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