Charlotte Fitch Roberts (February 13, 1859 – December 5, 1917) was an American chemist best known for her work on stereochemistry.

Life

Roberts was born on February 13, 1859, in

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to Horace Roberts and Mary Roberts (''née'' Hart).

Education and career

Roberts attended Wellesley College in 1880. Wellesley made her a graduate assistant in 1881, an instructor in 1882, and an associate professor in 1886. In 1885 she spent a year at

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working with

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, a chemist and physicist. In 1896 she published ''The Development and Present Aspects of Stereochemistry''. She obtained a PhD from

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in 1894 and a post at the

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from 1899 to 1900. She was made a professor and the head of the chemistry department from 1896 to 1917 at Wellesley College.

Awards and professional bodies

Roberts was made a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and a chemistry professorship at Wellesley now bears her name.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Roberts, Charlotte Fitch 1859 births 1917 deaths Scientists from New York City American women chemists Stereochemists 20th-century American chemists 19th-century American chemists Wellesley College alumni Yale University alumni Wellesley College faculty Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science