In fact, the first chemist to be identified by name was Tapputi-Belatekallum from Babylonia who made perfumes and cosmetics. In recent times other women such as Marie Curie and Dorothy Hodgkin have made great advances in chemistry, for which they were awarded Nobel Prizes in Chemistry. Historically, however, chemistry has been a male dominated profession. This is an aspect of the chemical world that is changing.
Chemistry is a challenging discipline which requires hard work.
One of the biggest fallacies about chemistry is that it is too difficult for women. This is not true because many women excel in chemistry. In university, many chemistry departments offer co-op programs which allow the student to gain work experience in industry. Chemists invent new substances and develop theories to explain chemical reactions or processes. They can choose to work in areas such as analytical, inorganic, organic, theoretical, polymer, and environmental.