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1/15/1850 — b. Sonya Kovalevsky, Russian mathematician, author. One of the most accomplished 19th c. female mathematicians; valuable contributor to the mathematical physics + analysis fields. Awarded Prix Bordin, French Academy of Sciences (1888) #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #MathSky #SciSky #HistSci
January 15, 2026 at 4:47 PM
1/15/1850 — b. Sonya Kovalevsky, Russian mathematician, author. One of the most accomplished 19th c. female mathematicians; valuable contributor to the mathematical physics + analysis fields. Awarded Prix Bordin, French Academy of Sciences (1888) #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #MathSky #SciSky #HistSci
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Did you know our nursing history collection holds nearly 5,000 pamphlets - many over 100 years old?
We are working to make them easier to access for members and researchers by:
🔍 Improving search records
📜 Checking each pamphlet’s condition
📷 Identifying digitisation opportunities
#HistNursing
We are working to make them easier to access for members and researchers by:
🔍 Improving search records
📜 Checking each pamphlet’s condition
📷 Identifying digitisation opportunities
#HistNursing
January 14, 2026 at 7:15 PM
Did you know our nursing history collection holds nearly 5,000 pamphlets - many over 100 years old?
We are working to make them easier to access for members and researchers by:
🔍 Improving search records
📜 Checking each pamphlet’s condition
📷 Identifying digitisation opportunities
#HistNursing
We are working to make them easier to access for members and researchers by:
🔍 Improving search records
📜 Checking each pamphlet’s condition
📷 Identifying digitisation opportunities
#HistNursing
1/14/1900 — b. Elfriede Paul, German physician, educator, resistance fighter. Assistant, Hygiene Inst, Univ of Berlin(1934-37); general practitioner('36-42). Member, #antifa resistance group, Red Orchestra; health policy drafter,German Democratic Republic #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #MedSky #HistMed
January 14, 2026 at 4:40 PM
1/14/1900 — b. Elfriede Paul, German physician, educator, resistance fighter. Assistant, Hygiene Inst, Univ of Berlin(1934-37); general practitioner('36-42). Member, #antifa resistance group, Red Orchestra; health policy drafter,German Democratic Republic #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #MedSky #HistMed
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Monika Kubísková, neuroscientist & PhD student, balanced research with modeling & Miss Czech Republic 2025 (Miss Popularity). Her story shows diverse paths to science. More in A Easy (in Czech): pdf.avcr.cz/AEasy/2025-0...
#WomenInSTEM #Neuroscience #Inspiration #NonLinearPaths
#WomenInSTEM #Neuroscience #Inspiration #NonLinearPaths
January 14, 2026 at 10:44 AM
Monika Kubísková, neuroscientist & PhD student, balanced research with modeling & Miss Czech Republic 2025 (Miss Popularity). Her story shows diverse paths to science. More in A Easy (in Czech): pdf.avcr.cz/AEasy/2025-0...
#WomenInSTEM #Neuroscience #Inspiration #NonLinearPaths
#WomenInSTEM #Neuroscience #Inspiration #NonLinearPaths
1/13/1978 — NASA selects the first class of U.S. women astronauts | Left to right — Shannon W. Lucid, Margaret Rhea Seddon, Kathryn D. Sullivan, Judith A. Resnik, Anna L. Fisher, and Sally K. Ride #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #AstroSky #SciSky #HistSci #NASA #OTD
January 13, 2026 at 5:55 PM
1/13/1978 — NASA selects the first class of U.S. women astronauts | Left to right — Shannon W. Lucid, Margaret Rhea Seddon, Kathryn D. Sullivan, Judith A. Resnik, Anna L. Fisher, and Sally K. Ride #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #AstroSky #SciSky #HistSci #NASA #OTD
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Fascinating study: women who qualified as doctors in UK between 1877-1914.
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
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Women who qualified as doctors in the United Kingdom, 1877–1914: Birthplaces, parentage and training - Roger Jeffery, 2025
This paper uses a newly created database of all women who gained a qualification registrable with the General Medical Council between 1877 and 1914 to answer th...
journals.sagepub.com
January 13, 2026 at 7:12 AM
Fascinating study: women who qualified as doctors in UK between 1877-1914.
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
1/12/1923 — b. Alice Miller, Swiss psychologist, psychoanalyst, author. Significant researcher of childhood and child abuse; she wrote 13 books primarily on parental child abuse, many of her works were translated into several languages #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #PsychSky #MedSky #HistMed #PedsSky
January 12, 2026 at 7:20 PM
1/12/1923 — b. Alice Miller, Swiss psychologist, psychoanalyst, author. Significant researcher of childhood and child abuse; she wrote 13 books primarily on parental child abuse, many of her works were translated into several languages #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #PsychSky #MedSky #HistMed #PedsSky
1/11/1935 — Amelia Earhart, American aviatrix, becomes the first person to fly solo across the Pacific Ocean, completing a 2,400 mile, 18 hour trip, from Wheeler Field in Honolulu, Hawaii to Oakland Airport in Oakland, California #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #aviation #AVgeeks #OTD
January 12, 2026 at 12:01 AM
1/11/1935 — Amelia Earhart, American aviatrix, becomes the first person to fly solo across the Pacific Ocean, completing a 2,400 mile, 18 hour trip, from Wheeler Field in Honolulu, Hawaii to Oakland Airport in Oakland, California #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #aviation #AVgeeks #OTD
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1/9/1857 — b. Anna Kuliscioff, Russian physician, revolutionary, feminist, internationalist, salonist. OBGYN, early prominent feminist; one of the first wmn to earn a medical degree. Operated med practice in Milan for wmn + the poor (1885-91) #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #MedSky #HistMed #ObSky #BOTD
January 9, 2026 at 10:30 PM
1/9/1857 — b. Anna Kuliscioff, Russian physician, revolutionary, feminist, internationalist, salonist. OBGYN, early prominent feminist; one of the first wmn to earn a medical degree. Operated med practice in Milan for wmn + the poor (1885-91) #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #MedSky #HistMed #ObSky #BOTD
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Today we are happy to induct bacteriologist Amalia Fleming into the Archive. She had to put her career on hold twice to combat fascism, first when the Nazis invaded her country, and then when a military coup plunged Greece into tyranny. Here is her story.
tinyurl.com/y6697anw
#WomenInSTEM 🧪🧫
tinyurl.com/y6697anw
#WomenInSTEM 🧪🧫
A Bacteriologist Against Fascism: Amalia Fleming and the Struggle for a Free Greece.
On August 29, 1971, a 59 year old Greek woman who was beloved throughout Athens for the lengths she had gone to during World War II to aid the Resistance against the Nazis and protect Jews, foreign of...
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January 9, 2026 at 3:09 PM
Today we are happy to induct bacteriologist Amalia Fleming into the Archive. She had to put her career on hold twice to combat fascism, first when the Nazis invaded her country, and then when a military coup plunged Greece into tyranny. Here is her story.
tinyurl.com/y6697anw
#WomenInSTEM 🧪🧫
tinyurl.com/y6697anw
#WomenInSTEM 🧪🧫
1/8/1863 — b. Ellen Churchill Semple, American geographer, author, presidential advisor. The first influential U.S. female geographer; originator of anthropogeography. The first wmn president of any US academic org; president, American Geographers #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #GeoSky #SciSky #HistSci
January 8, 2026 at 4:51 PM
1/8/1863 — b. Ellen Churchill Semple, American geographer, author, presidential advisor. The first influential U.S. female geographer; originator of anthropogeography. The first wmn president of any US academic org; president, American Geographers #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #GeoSky #SciSky #HistSci
1/7/1877 — b. Margarete von Wrangell, German agricultural chemist, professor of agriculture. Employed by the University of Hohenheim in the plant sciences for many years + the first female to become a full professor at a German university #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #ChemSky #SciSky #HistSci #BOTD
January 7, 2026 at 5:33 PM
1/7/1877 — b. Margarete von Wrangell, German agricultural chemist, professor of agriculture. Employed by the University of Hohenheim in the plant sciences for many years + the first female to become a full professor at a German university #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #ChemSky #SciSky #HistSci #BOTD
1/6/1794 — b. Rebecca Lukens, American iron master, industrialist, businesswoman. Early U.S. wmn industrialist; first wmn to lead a U.S. industrial company.Owner/manager, Lukens Iron & Steel Mill, one of the most successful businesses of the #IndustrialRevolution. #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #SciSky
January 6, 2026 at 9:13 PM
1/6/1794 — b. Rebecca Lukens, American iron master, industrialist, businesswoman. Early U.S. wmn industrialist; first wmn to lead a U.S. industrial company.Owner/manager, Lukens Iron & Steel Mill, one of the most successful businesses of the #IndustrialRevolution. #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #SciSky
1/5/1882 — b. Dorothy Levitt (Dashing Dot), English race car driver, author, feminist. A pioneer of women’s independence; the first English wmn to compete in a motorcar race(1903). Held the world’s first water speed record + the wmn’s world land speed record #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #auto #SciSky
January 5, 2026 at 3:35 PM
1/5/1882 — b. Dorothy Levitt (Dashing Dot), English race car driver, author, feminist. A pioneer of women’s independence; the first English wmn to compete in a motorcar race(1903). Held the world’s first water speed record + the wmn’s world land speed record #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #auto #SciSky
1/5/1850 — b. Sidney Jane Browne, British nursing leader. Introduced strict new training standards as the first Matron-in-Chief, Queen Alexandra’s Imperial Military Nursing Service (1902); DBE (1919); first president, Royal Coll of Nursing (1922-25) #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #NurseSky #HistNursing
January 5, 2026 at 3:23 PM
1/5/1850 — b. Sidney Jane Browne, British nursing leader. Introduced strict new training standards as the first Matron-in-Chief, Queen Alexandra’s Imperial Military Nursing Service (1902); DBE (1919); first president, Royal Coll of Nursing (1922-25) #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #NurseSky #HistNursing
CORRECTION: Frieda Wunderlich was elected dean of the graduate faculty at The New School for Social Research #OTD making her the first female dean of the graduate faculty in the United States.
Edith Abbott was the first female dean of any graduate school in the U.S., University of Chicago, 1924
Edith Abbott was the first female dean of any graduate school in the U.S., University of Chicago, 1924
1/4/1939 — Frieda Wunderlich, German sociologist and economist, becomes the first female dean of a graduate school in the United States at The New School for Social Research in New York City #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #PolSky #EduSky #HigherEd #EconSky #SciSky #MedSky #HistSci #BOTD
January 4, 2026 at 9:01 PM
CORRECTION: Frieda Wunderlich was elected dean of the graduate faculty at The New School for Social Research #OTD making her the first female dean of the graduate faculty in the United States.
Edith Abbott was the first female dean of any graduate school in the U.S., University of Chicago, 1924
Edith Abbott was the first female dean of any graduate school in the U.S., University of Chicago, 1924
1/4/1939 — Frieda Wunderlich, German sociologist and economist, becomes the first female dean of a graduate school in the United States at The New School for Social Research in New York City #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #PolSky #EduSky #HigherEd #EconSky #SciSky #MedSky #HistSci #BOTD
January 4, 2026 at 5:37 PM
1/4/1939 — Frieda Wunderlich, German sociologist and economist, becomes the first female dean of a graduate school in the United States at The New School for Social Research in New York City #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #PolSky #EduSky #HigherEd #EconSky #SciSky #MedSky #HistSci #BOTD
1/3/1884 — b. Mary Hamilton Swindler, American archaeologist, classical art scholar, art historian, and professor. A participant in several archaeological excavations worldwide; the first female editor-in-chief of the “American Journal of #Archaeology.” #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #SciSky #HistSci
January 3, 2026 at 5:20 PM
1/3/1884 — b. Mary Hamilton Swindler, American archaeologist, classical art scholar, art historian, and professor. A participant in several archaeological excavations worldwide; the first female editor-in-chief of the “American Journal of #Archaeology.” #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #SciSky #HistSci
1/2/1854 — b. Louise Welles Murray, American archaeologist, historian, author.Local history; founder, TiogaPoint Historical Society(1898). Founder,director+ archaeologist, TiogaPoint Museum('98).Charter member+2nd VP,Society for Pennsylvania #Archaeology. #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #SciSky #HistSci
January 2, 2026 at 6:57 PM
1/2/1854 — b. Louise Welles Murray, American archaeologist, historian, author.Local history; founder, TiogaPoint Historical Society(1898). Founder,director+ archaeologist, TiogaPoint Museum('98).Charter member+2nd VP,Society for Pennsylvania #Archaeology. #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #SciSky #HistSci
1/1/1862 — b. Georgina Pope, Canadian nursing leader. The first matron of the Canadian Army Medical Corps (1908) + the first Canadian #military nurse to be a recipient of a Royal Red Cross Class 1 medal (1903) #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #NurseSky #HistNursing #MedSky #MedHist #CanadianHistory #BOTD
January 1, 2026 at 4:41 PM
1/1/1862 — b. Georgina Pope, Canadian nursing leader. The first matron of the Canadian Army Medical Corps (1908) + the first Canadian #military nurse to be a recipient of a Royal Red Cross Class 1 medal (1903) #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #NurseSky #HistNursing #MedSky #MedHist #CanadianHistory #BOTD
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12/31/1925 — b. Daphne Oram, British composer, inventor, music engineer, electronic musician. Inventor of a technique for creating electronic sounds known as “Oramics”; composer of the first electronic score broadcasted on the BBC #womenshistory #WomenInMusic #MusicSky #WomenInSTEM #MusicChallenge
December 31, 2025 at 3:22 PM
12/31/1925 — b. Daphne Oram, British composer, inventor, music engineer, electronic musician. Inventor of a technique for creating electronic sounds known as “Oramics”; composer of the first electronic score broadcasted on the BBC #womenshistory #WomenInMusic #MusicSky #WomenInSTEM #MusicChallenge
12/31/1829 — b. Lucretia Crocker, American science+math professor, groundbreaking sci educator, champion of wmn's edu. Founder,Wmn’s Edu Assn of Boston(1872); board supervisor,Boston Sch Comm('76); member, Am Assn for the Advancement of Sci('80) #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #SciSky #HistSci #MathSky
December 31, 2025 at 3:12 PM
12/31/1829 — b. Lucretia Crocker, American science+math professor, groundbreaking sci educator, champion of wmn's edu. Founder,Wmn’s Edu Assn of Boston(1872); board supervisor,Boston Sch Comm('76); member, Am Assn for the Advancement of Sci('80) #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #SciSky #HistSci #MathSky
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🌍 The #GiveBHLWings campaign is on the brink of reaching its USD 50,000 goal, just hours before the Biodiversity Heritage Library transitions to independence on 1 Jan 26.
If BHL matters to you, please help us soar over the line. 💚 🧪
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#BHLTransition #ILoveBHL
If BHL matters to you, please help us soar over the line. 💚 🧪
ancrywkv.donorsupport.co/page/GiveBHL...
#BHLTransition #ILoveBHL
December 31, 2025 at 2:31 PM
🌍 The #GiveBHLWings campaign is on the brink of reaching its USD 50,000 goal, just hours before the Biodiversity Heritage Library transitions to independence on 1 Jan 26.
If BHL matters to you, please help us soar over the line. 💚 🧪
ancrywkv.donorsupport.co/page/GiveBHL...
#BHLTransition #ILoveBHL
If BHL matters to you, please help us soar over the line. 💚 🧪
ancrywkv.donorsupport.co/page/GiveBHL...
#BHLTransition #ILoveBHL
12/30/1858 — b. Rachel Foster Avery, American suffrage leader. Confidante + secretary to Susan B. Anthony. Secretary, Intl Woman Suffrage Alliance, Berlin (1904-09); helped merge NWSA + AWSA into the Natl Am Woman Suff Assn; first VP of NAWSA (1907) #womenshistory #PolSky #womensrights #votingrights
December 30, 2025 at 4:33 PM
12/30/1858 — b. Rachel Foster Avery, American suffrage leader. Confidante + secretary to Susan B. Anthony. Secretary, Intl Woman Suffrage Alliance, Berlin (1904-09); helped merge NWSA + AWSA into the Natl Am Woman Suff Assn; first VP of NAWSA (1907) #womenshistory #PolSky #womensrights #votingrights