Ms. Hoffman returned to the Florida State College for Women as a chemistry instructor in 1940. When Ms. Hoffman retired, in 1984, it was an occasion to discover new ways to serve her university. When the lab was rededicated in 2018, Ms. Hoffman attended the ceremony. Well into her 90s, Ms. Hoffman was known to tootle around in a pink Cadillac driven by a fellow nonagenarian. While her son fished for largemouth bass in the Wakulla River, Ms. Hoffman rowed their boat.

Source: New York Times July 29, 2020 15:37 UTC