How I claimed a seat at the periodic table

Name: How I claimed a seat at the periodic table
Uploaded: 2020-02-20T22:41:43Z
Duration: 15 min 7 s
Description: In this personal talk, nuclear chemist Clarice Phelps -- the first African-American woman involved in the discovery of a chemical element -- debunks the myth of solitary genius and challenges institutional elitism by sharing stories of women of color making their way in science.

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TEDxNashvilleWomen

• December 2019

In this personal talk, nuclear chemist Clarice Phelps -- the first African-American woman involved in the discovery of a chemical element -- debunks the myth of solitary genius and challenges institutional elitism by sharing stories of women of color making their way in science.