Appreciated Abroad, Depreciated at Home
The Career of a Radiochemist in Norway: Ellen Gleditsch (1879-1968)
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3198376 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Annette Lykknes (0000-0002-1932-7754, Norwegian University of Science and Technology), Lise Kvittingen (0000-0002-0151-1852), Anne Kristine Børresen |
| Year | 2004 |
| Volume | 95 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 576-609 |
| Publication date | 2004-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Isis (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0021-1753 • E-ISSN: 1545-6994 |
| Publisher | University of Chicago Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1086/430650 |
| PMID | 16011295 |
| OpenAlex | W2001890992 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 19 |
Ellen Gleditsch (1879-1968) became Norway's first authority on radioactivity and the country's second female full professor. From her many years abroad--in Marie Curie's laboratory in Paris and at Yale University in New Haven with Bertram Boltram--she became internationally acknowledged and developed an extensive personal and scientific network. In the Norwegian scientific community she was, however, less appreciated, and her appointment as a professor in 1929 caused controversy. Despite the recommendation of the expert committee, her predecessor and his allies spread the view that Gleditsch was a diligent but outdated researcher with little scientific promise-a view that apparently persists in the Norwegian chemical community today. In addition to her scientific work, Gleditsch acquired political influence by joining the International Federation of University Women in 1920; she later became the president of both the Norwegian section and the worldwide organization. She worked in particular to establish scholarships enabling women to go abroad
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| Citation span | 2012 - 2012 (1) |
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| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |