In the early 1960s chemist Dora Richardson synthesized a chemical compound that became one of the most important drugs to treat breast cancer: tamoxifen. Although her name is on the original patent, until recently, her contributions had been largely lost to history.In the first episode of this two-part podcast, Katie Couric introduces us to Richardson’s story, and we recount how Lost Women of Science producer Marcy Thompson tracked down the chemist’s firsthand account of the history of the drug’s development.This document, mislaid for decades, describes how the compound was made…
