Ellen Gleditsch
Norwegian radiochemist / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ellen Gleditsch (29 December 1879 – 5 June 1968) was a Norwegian radiochemist and Norway's second female professor. Starting her career as an assistant to Marie Curie, she became a pioneer in radiochemistry, establishing the half-life of radium and helping demonstrate the existence of isotopes.[1][2] She was Vice President of the Norwegian Association for Women's Rights 1937–1939.[3]
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