direction, the laboratory published 300 journal articles and several books on subjects ranging from the metabolism of women during the reproductive cycle to the chemistry of the red blood cell. Honors In 1931, Hoobler was selected as the first woman chair of the local section of the American Chemical Society. She received 22 citations, awards and honors over the course of her research, including the Norlin Award from the University of Colorado Boulder, the Garvan–Olin Medal from the American Chemical Society, the Borden Award from the American Home Economics Association, the Osborne Award, and the Mendel Award from the American Institute of Nutrition. Personal life At the age of 46, Hoobler married Dr. Raymond Hoobler, but he died in 1943, after five years of marriage. In 1982, Hoobler returned to her birthplace in Missouri and died two years later in 1984. References Further reading American women biochemists 1892 births 1984 deaths 20th-century American women scientists 20th-century American chemists People from Gallatin, Missouri Chemists from Missouri