Mary Elvira Weeks

Mary Elvira Weeks (April 10, 1892 – June 20, 1975) was an American chemist and historian of science. Weeks was the first woman to receive a Ph.D. in chemistry at the University of Kansas and the first woman to be a faculty member there.

Her book ''Discovery of the Elements'' is considered the "first connected narrative of how scientists unraveled the mysteries of matter" and a "classic of chemistry". It went through seven editions and was published in multiple languages. Weeks also published ''A History of the American Chemical Society'' (1952) with Charles Albert Browne, completing it after his death in 1947. Provided by Wikipedia