Kuroda Chika (1884-1968) – Pioneer Woman Chemist in Twentieth Century Japan
Kuroda Chika was the first Japanese woman to graduate in chemistry. This article describes her early education and subsequent career in research in Japan from 1913, and research and includes two years in Oxford (1921-1923). Her career as a researcher in The Physical and Chemical Research Institute...
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Kuroda Chika was the first Japanese woman to graduate in chemistry. This article describes her early education and subsequent career in research in Japan from 1913, and research and includes two years in Oxford (1921-1923). Her career as a researcher in The Physical and Chemical Research Institute (RIKEN) and as a professor at Ochanomizu University in Tokyo is described. Kuroda's organic chemistry studies, specifically the identification of the constitution of plant dyes is described. The status of female education and female employment in Japan during the first half of the twentieth century are also considered. Later in her career the achievements of Kuroda Chika were acknowledged with prestigious prizes and awards.
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| spelling | doaj.art-ef2ca453e690416185553d24bc5ba64f2022-12-22T04:38:20ZengFirenze University PressSubstantia2532-39972022-11-0110.36253/Substantia-1792Kuroda Chika (1884-1968) – Pioneer Woman Chemist in Twentieth Century JapanYona Siderer0Edelstein Center for History and Philosophy of Science, Technology and Medicine, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel Kuroda Chika was the first Japanese woman to graduate in chemistry. This article describes her early education and subsequent career in research in Japan from 1913, and research and includes two years in Oxford (1921-1923). Her career as a researcher in The Physical and Chemical Research Institute (RIKEN) and as a professor at Ochanomizu University in Tokyo is described. Kuroda's organic chemistry studies, specifically the identification of the constitution of plant dyes is described. The status of female education and female employment in Japan during the first half of the twentieth century are also considered. Later in her career the achievements of Kuroda Chika were acknowledged with prestigious prizes and awards. https://riviste.fupress.net/index.php/subs/article/view/1792Kuroda Chikaorganic chemistryplants' dyeschemistry in Japanwomen scientists in JapanOchanomizu University |
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| title | Kuroda Chika (1884-1968) – Pioneer Woman Chemist in Twentieth Century Japan |
| title_full | Kuroda Chika (1884-1968) – Pioneer Woman Chemist in Twentieth Century Japan |
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| title_short | Kuroda Chika (1884-1968) – Pioneer Woman Chemist in Twentieth Century Japan |
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| topic | Kuroda Chika organic chemistry plants' dyes chemistry in Japan women scientists in Japan Ochanomizu University |
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