Women in STEM

Yi So-Yeon

Sixteen years ago today, Yi So-Yeon became the first Korean astronaut to travel to space.

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Emily Rice

Dr. Emily Rice is an astrophysicist and a fashion blogger, one of the founders of STARtorialist.

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Rebecca Oppenheimer

Over 1,000 planetary systems have been discovered outside our own, and scientists like Dr. Rebecca Oppenheimer are working to find new ways to see them more clearly.

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Henrietta Swan Leavitt

Hired at the Harvard College Observatory in 1893, astronomer Henrietta Swan Leavitt was one of Pickering’s Computers, women hired to complete calculations for male scientists.

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Williamina Fleming

With no formal training in astronomy, Williamina Fleming’s contributions to the field are numerous and groundbreaking.

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Jane Goodall

Conservationist and activist Jane Goodall has studied primates in the Gombe National Park in Tanzania since the 1960s and her work has fundamentally changed our understanding of primate behavior.

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Temple Grandin

Today is World Autism Day and we would like to introduce you to Dr. Temple Grandin who is not only an expert at designing cattle management facilities but is also a prominent author and speaker on autism.

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Samantha Carter

It’s April 1st, 2024 and we’d like you to meet astrophysics, pilot, and USAF Colonel Samantha Carter.

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Anandi Gopal Joshi

Today we meet the first Indian woman to study Western medicine, Anandibai Gopalrao Joshi.

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Susan L. Solomon

Before she was leading one of the top stem cell research laboratories, Susan L. Solomon , held an impressive array of positions including being an attorney, CEO of Sothebys.com, chairman and CEO of Lancet Media Productions, and President of Sony Worldwide Networks; to name a few.

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