Avenger of the Week | Dr. Mary Amdur, Biochemist

Dr. Mary Amdur. Source: Wikimedia Commons.

GenderAvenger J. Nathan Matias introduced us to Dr. Mary Amdur, a biochemist who was fired from Harvard when her research on the firm who was funding her study revealed they were responsible for a pollution incident that killed 70 people in her hometown.

Read more about her in Matias’ fabulous article.

The research biochemist Dr. Mary Amdur conducted in 1949 not only led to her being fired from Harvard but also contributed to The Clean Air Act we have in place today. h/t @natematias #AvengerOfTheWeek #GenderAvenger https://www.genderavenger.com/blog/avenger-of-the-week-dr-mary-amdur