Cristian Réka Mónika, Kérchy Anna (eds)

Pioneer Hungarian Women in Science and Education II


Doctor and Pharmacist

Légrády’s academic performance was followed keenly by professionals. She created quite a stir when, directly upon receiving her degree, Légrády applied for a position at the research institute headed by Professor Béla Lengyel (1844–1913), specialized in analytic and inorganic chemistry. Working hard there, she reached scientific conclusions still valid today, and took all of one year to complete her doctoral dissertation in pharmacy on the interaction of metals with photographic plates. “Since the Wlassics Decree opened for women the door to a career in pharmacy,” the daily papers reported on her milestone achievement, “each year has seen a surge in the number of female students enrolled in universities, many of whom have successfully graduated with a degree in pharmacy. So far, however, none of them have set their sights on an academic qualification higher than the bachelor’s degree. Recently, Erzsébet Légrády has become the first woman to be conferred a doctorate in pharmacy, amidst the usual odd formalities.”

Pioneer Hungarian Women in Science and Education II

Tartalomjegyzék


Kiadó: Akadémiai Kiadó

Online megjelenés éve: 2023

ISBN: 978 963 454 927 7

In this sequel to the first volume of Pioneer Hungarian Women in Science and Education published in 2022, editors Réka M. Cristian and Anna Kérchy present the portraits of twenty-two prominent Hungarian women scholars, scientists and educators who made pioneering contributions to Hungary’s scientific achievement over the centuries. Some of the women introduced in the sixteen chapters come from traditional disciplines such as pharmacy, medicine, historiography, engineering, mathematics, archeology, psychology, and philosophy, while others furthered on fields not necessarily viewed, especially at the time, as science or scholarship proper, but which are nonetheless deeply intellectual, such as physical, special needs, reform, or music education, feminism, and historic preservation. The book offers a bird’s eye view summary of the accomplishments reached and challenges faced by these exceptional Hungarian female academics and intellectuals.

Hivatkozás: https://mersz.hu/cristian-kerchy-pioneer-hungarian-women-in-science-and-education-ii//

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