Jedidah Isler
Jedidah Isler wanted to study the stars since she was first gifted a telescope at age 12, now she’s an astrophysicist.
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C. Noel Bairey Merz
It’s Wear Red Day, a day to raise awareness of women’s risks for heart disease. In honor of the day, meet Dr. C. Noel Bairey Merz, a cardiologist who is changing the understanding of women’s health.
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Hadiyah-Nicole Green
Dr. Hadiyah-Nicole Green is pioneering the use of lasers and nanoparticles to fight cancer.
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Laurel Clark
Dr. Laurel Clark was a decorated Navy medic before she became an astronaut aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia.
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Dawn Shaughnessy
Four new elements are joining the periodic table. Three of them thanks to a team led by Dawn Shaughnessy.
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Alice Evans
Thanks to the work of Alice Evans, we can drink milk knowing that it’s been pasteurized to remove harmful bacteria.
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Lilli Hornig
Lilli Hornig was a member of the Manhattan Project, and witnessed the first atomic bomb tests.
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Esther Lederberg
Meet Esther Lederberg, a microbiologist who made many influential discoveries.
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Annie Jump Cannon
Astronomer Annie Jump Cannon found star classification systems didn’t fit her needs, so she created a new one that we still use today. Image: Wikimedia.
Elizabeth Blackwell
Meet Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell, the first woman to earn a medical degree.
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