In honor of Black History Month, we reveal the lesser known accomplishments of George Washington Carver, and also pull from our oral history collection the stories of two African-American women fighting to make their way in the chemistry field.

SHOW CLOCK

00:00 Opening Credits

00:32 Introduction

00:57 George Washington Carver

04:01 Oral History: Reatha Clark King and Linda Meade-Tollin

13:59 Closing Credits

CREDITS

Special thanks toHilary Domush and Sarah Hunter for researching this show. Additional credits available at chemheritage.org/distillations.