Archives On The Air 187: Living Better Through Chemistry—Sara Jane Rhoads Papers

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Dr. Sara Janes Rhoads went to the Univ. of Chicago where she obtained her bachelor's degree in chemistry in 1941. Until 1943 she worked in the development department of the Lindsay Light and Chemistry Company in Chicago. She is shown here in their lab.

American Heritage Center

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Dr. Sara Janes Rhoads went to the Univ. of Chicago where she obtained her bachelor's degree in chemistry in 1941. Until 1943 she worked in the development department of the Lindsay Light and Chemistry Company in Chicago. She is shown here in their lab.

American Heritage Center

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Dr. Sara Jane Rhoads in the chemistry lab at the University of Wyoming. She taught at UW from 1948 until her retirement in 1984. Box 1, Sara Jane Rhoads papers, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming.

American Heritage Center

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Dr. Sara Jane Rhoads in the chemistry lab at the University of Wyoming. She taught at UW from 1948 until her retirement in 1984. Box 1, Sara Jane Rhoads papers, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming.

American Heritage Center

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First page of speech delivered by Dr. Sara Jane Rhoads in May 1956 to the Utah Division of the American Association of University Women. The topic of the speech was the low number of women in science fields, especially the physical sciences.

American Heritage Center

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First page of speech delivered by Dr. Sara Jane Rhoads in May 1956 to the Utah Division of the American Association of University Women. The topic of the speech was the low number of women in science fields, especially the physical sciences.

American Heritage Center

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Dr. Sara Jane Rhoads is seen here with other recipients of the 1964 College Chemistry Teacher Awards that were presented by the Manufacturing Chemists' Association, Inc. Box 1, Sara Jane Rhoads papers, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming.

American Heritage Center

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Dr. Sara Jane Rhoads is seen here with other recipients of the 1964 College Chemistry Teacher Awards that were presented by the Manufacturing Chemists' Association, Inc. Box 1, Sara Jane Rhoads papers, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming.

American Heritage Center

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Dr. Richard Smalley was Sara Jane Rhoads' nephew and a renowned chemist in his own right. He was a giant in the field of nanotechnology and shared in the 1996 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for the discovery of fullerenes. Photo courtesy Rice University.

Rice University

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Dr. Richard Smalley was Sara Jane Rhoads' nephew and a renowned chemist in his own right. He was a giant in the field of nanotechnology and shared in the 1996 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for the discovery of fullerenes. Photo courtesy Rice University.

Rice University