Esther Batchelder

Esther Lord Batchelder, Ph.D. (19 May 1897 – 13 June 1987)[1] was an American chemist, educator, and expert in the field of nutrition.[2]

Biography

After graduating from Connecticut College in 1919, with a double major in chemistry and home economics,[3] Batchelder went on to complete a Ph.D. in chemistry at Columbia University, in 1929,[2][4] writing on a topic in food chemistry, under the direction of Henry C. Sherman.[5]

From 1929 to 1932 she was a nutrition specialist for the women's magazine Delineator.[2] She then held posts as assistant professor of nutrition at State College of Washington (1932–1934) and the University of Arizona (1934–1936).[2] In 1936 she became the chairperson of the department of home economics at Rhode Island State College.[3][5][6]

Over the course of more than two decades, beginning in 1942, she worked for the United States Department of Agriculture, initially in the human nutrition branch (as of 1943, the Bureau of Human Nutrition and Home Economics), where she rose to become head of the Food and Nutrition division;[7] from 1956 until her retirement in 1965 she served as director of the division of Clothing and Housing Research.[2]

In 1947 Batchelder served as a member of the War Department's food mission to Germany.[8] In the face of the postwar food shortages in Germany that winter season, she helped to accomplish the dehydration of 120,000 tons of vegetables.[9]

Batchelder was a longtime member of the Board of Trustees at her alma mater, Connecticut College; first elected to a three-year term in 1929, she served on the board continuously from 1937 to 1973.[4][8]

Selected publications

Honors and awards

References

  1. ↑ "Dr Esther Lord Batchelder (1897 - 1987) - Find A Grave Memorial". www.findagrave.com. Retrieved 2016-05-23.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Bailey, Martha J. (1994). "Batchelder, Esther Lord." In: American Women in Science: A Biographical Dictionary. Denver, Colorado: ABC-CLIO. ISBN 0-87436-740-9. p. 22.
  3. 1 2 "Esther Batchelder Talks to College Economics Club". The Day. 17 March 1937. Retrieved 23 May 2016 – via Google News.
  4. 1 2 "Esther Batchelder New Member of Board of Trustees." Connecticut College Alumnae News. Vol. XIV, No. 3, Spring 1937. p. 6. Available as a PDF file from Connecticut College digital repository. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
  5. 1 2 "Graduate to Speak at Conn. College". The Day. 12 March 1937. Retrieved 23 May 2016 – via Google News.
  6. ↑ "College Alumnae to Hold Annual Banquet". The Day. 10 May 1937. Retrieved 23 May 2016 – via Google News.
  7. ↑ The Bureau of Human Nutrition and Home Economics: What It Is, What It Does. Revised edition. Washington: United States Department of Agriculture, 1953. p. 24. Available online via HathiTrust. "Persons filling the key positions in the Bureau at present are: .... Heads of Divisions: .... Food and Nutrition, Dr. Esther L. Batchelder".
  8. 1 2 "New Trustees Selected" (19 April 1973). Pundit [student newspaper]. Connecticut College. p. 6. Available online as a PDF file. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
  9. ↑ "Dr. E. L. Batchelder Receives Distinguished Service Award" (18 May 1954). Sweetwater Reporter. Vol. 57, No. 117, p. 8. Available online as a PDF file. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
  10. ↑ "Distinguished Service" (19 May 1954). USDA Employee News Bulletin. Vol. XIII, No. 10. p. 1. "For inspirational leadership and vision in developing and directing comprehensive research in food and nutrition and in applying research results to improved national and international utilization of food."
  11. ↑ "College Medal" [list of recipients]. Connecticut College. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
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