The First Female Chemist in History? Marie-Anne Paulze (Lavoisier)

Professor Davis makes the case that Marie-Anne Paulze Lavoisier, wife of the "father of modern chemistry" himself, Antoine Lavoisier, can be considered the first ever female chemist.
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[@stibiumowl]

Nice to hear that family-coworkings in chemistry existed from the very beginning of chemistry.

[@tracylynn1461]

I have no clue who she is but I bet she was called a witch before we had chemistry ♡

[@ChemSurvival]

Ironically, it was her husband who met his demise at the hands of an angry mob during the French revolution. Antoine wasn't just a great scientist, he was also a high-ranking tax collector for the monarchy, which didn't exactly ingratiate him with the citizenry. He was guillotined in 1794, but Paulzer lived on for more than 40 years after that.

[@tracylynn1461]

@@ChemSurvival haha yeah tax collectors were probably not very popular, in any century.... but very intersting and a great video... thanks for sharing ♡♡♡ I'm gonna see what else I can find on this couple and their life!

[@marmictanghus]

If I know enough. Yes Marie-Anne Paulze Lavoisier is the first.

[@DataJYdocs]

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[@DanielSMatthews]

So does that make Lucrezia Borgia the first tactical toxicologist?