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American bacteriological chemist, food scientist and refrigeration engineer Mary Engle Pennington was born #OTD in 1872.

She was a pioneer in the preservation, handling, storage and transportation of perishable foods and the first female lab chief at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. She was awarded 5 patents, received the Notable Service Medal from President Herbert Hoover and the Garvin-Olin Medal from the American Chemical Society.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Engle_Pennington

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