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She never married.

As a child, she was required to take care of her family’s 10-room house.

She was expected to keep house for her brothers long after they were all grown.

Her love of education and devotion to science would have been considered an unwomanly pursuit in her time.

Her family criticized her intellectual pursuits.

Nevertheless, she persisted.

Libbie Henrietta Hyman was born Dec. 6, 1888, in Des Moines. Her parents were Jewish immigrants.

Joseph Hyman was from a Polish village named Konin. His part of Poland had been taken over by Russia, and he left the area at the age of 14. He emigrated to London, where he worked as a tailor for a few years before coming to the United States.