Background
Thornton, Elizabeth Dee Kaplan was born on June 4, 1940 in Brooklyn. Daughter of Leo and Eva (Sable) Kaplan.
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Elizabeth Dee Kaplan Thornton
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AB, Mount Holyoke College, 1961; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Pennsylvania, 1966.
Career
Post doctoral fellow, Swiss Federal Institute Technology, Zurich, Switzerland, 1966-1968; post doctoral fellow, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1968; assistant professor of chemistry, Widener College, Chester, Pennsylvania, 1968-1975; associate professor of chemistry, Widener U., Chester, since 1975; curriculum coordinator of science, Widener U., Chester, 1987-1993; chair chemistry department, Widener U., Chester, since 1993.
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Member American Civil Liberties Union, Sierra Club, Environmental Defense Fund., National Organization for Women, Action on Smoking and Health. Member American Chemical Society, American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Association of University Women, American Association University Professors, Sigma Xi.
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Married Edward R. Thornton.
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American