Kitty Hach-Darrow: A Career In Chemistry

Kitty Hach – Darrow was a mother. Chemical entrepreneur marketing trailblazer and pilot. She started college at Iowa state university to become a home economics teacher but was inspired by a chemist in the department who lead many young women into chemical profession. Another influence in to her chemical profession was her soon to be husband Cliff Hach. Water purifying has come a long way since Kitty’s discovery; we now have water filters and plants that filter water for us. Also we have filters to put on your shower head to reduce water hardness. Kitty defines her own success ad “I would say if we brought anything to the field of chemistry that was batter water through better chemistry.” – Kitty Hach – Darrow. I agree with Kitty because …show more content…
She started her chemical career at a very young age “The small rural school where I went to high school didn’t have a chemistry lab, nor a chemistry course for that matter, but I ended up creating a homemade photography studio in my cellar. Somebody had given me an old enlarger, and I thought, “Well, okay, what do we do with this thing? And we set up this little lab in the cellar. And I read up on what to do and how to make the chemicals and that sort of thing. My parents were pretty open about what we wanted to do, and so long as I didn’t carry the chemicals into the house, my mother was fine.” She continued her career and she took a class of freshman chemistry at the University of Arkansas. The second semester she registered as a chemistry major; she earned her bachelor’s degree in chemistry and was awarded a scholarship to continue her graduate chemical education at the University of Arkansas. This science has not changed much Mary’s discovery is still used today to treat thyroid disorders. Mary defines her success as “There’s been a lot of emphasis in later years on figuring out what you want to do and going for it. And the world’s not like that. You’ve got to take the opportunities as they appear, not worry so much about plotting out your life. And you can’t predict today what the opportunities are going to be 10 years from now. You know, do the best you can with what’s available, and then if other opportunities come, go for them. And I think that’s really a big piece of it. It’s just being willing to take a chance.” I personally agree with her cause if people aren’t will to take a chance and a leap of faith then what’s the point of trying anything because you’ll never really know what you want to do if you’re not willing to step out of your comfort zone and take a