Eva Ekeblad’s 293rd birthday
Countess Eva Ekeblad was a Swedish noble and agronomist who discovered Vodka from potato, moonshine, potato wine and the method of extracting starch from potatoes paving way for gluten-free baking. She also discovered a method of bleaching cotton textile and yarn with soap in 1751.
She was the first female member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in 1748, an honour that wouldn’t be bestowed on another woman for another 203 years. Today is the 293rd birthday of Ekeblad.