Other War Work by Women Chemists

We have already discussed the work of May Leslie on the improvement of nitric acid synthesis (see Chap. 5), first at H. M. Factory, Litherland, Liverpool, then at H. M. Factory in Penrhyndeudraeth, North Wales.45 Isabel Hadfield was consigned to research chemical problems relating to aeronautics (see Chap. 2). In addition, we know that towards the end of the war, Millicent Taylor was appointed to H. M. Factory, Oldbury, as a research chemist.46 It seems likely that other explosives factories also employed women chemists, but they were not documented. 

Other aspects of the war effort involved women scientists. For example, the women science students at King s College for Women undertook research on the manufacture of optical and laboratory glass.47 This was carried out on behalf of the Glass Research Committee for the Ministry of Munitions. 

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