Ethaline Hartge Cortelyou, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Ethaline Hartge Cortelyou

American chemist and scientific technical writer and editor

Date of Birth: 26-Nov-1909

Place of Birth: New Kingstown, Pennsylvania, United States

Date of Death: 19-Jul-1997

Profession: scientist, chemist, technical writer, editor

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Ethaline Hartge Cortelyou (26 November 1909 – 19 July 1997) was an American chemist and scientific technical writer and editor who worked on the Manhattan Project at the University of Chicago's Metallurgical Laboratory ("Met Lab") and was one of 70 scientists to sign the 1945 Szilárd petition warning the United States government against dropping an atomic bomb on Japan.
She also was a strong advocate for female scientists, strongly criticizing unequal treatment of women by employers and arguing that underutilization of women was holding back the United States' scientific advancement.