Esther A. Hopkins

Esther A.H. Hopkins
Esther A.H. Hopkins
Born	Esther Arvilla Harrison; September 18, 1926; Stamford, Connecticut
Died	May 19, 2021 (aged 94); Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts
Education	Boston University (B.A., 1947); Howard University (M.S., 1949); Yale University (M.S., 1962; Ph.D, 1967); Suffolk University (J.D., 1976);
Occupations	Chemist, Lawyer
Spouses	John Mitchell (m. 1955, divorced); T. Ewell Hopkins (m. 1959; died 2001);
Children	Susan Mitchell; T. Ewell Hopkins, Jr.
	Scientific career
Fields	Chemistry
Thesis	Catalysis of phosphoryl group transfer by metal ions (1967)
Doctoral advisor	Jui Hsin Wang

Esther Arvilla Hopkins (née Harrison; September 18, 1926 – May 19, 2021) was an American chemist, environmental attorney and politician. Hopkins was best known for her career as a biophysicist and research chemist at American Cyanamid along with research in the Polaroid Corp Emulsion Coating and Analysis Laboratory, becoming a Fellow of the American Chemical Society in 2011. She also pursued a career working as an attorney with the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), then becoming the first African-American woman elected to office in Framingham, Massachusetts.