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STEMfem | History of Women + Girls in Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics | Sister X-itter archives @Wikipatia + feministory.bsky.social | #womenshistory + #WomenInSTEM
1/25/1715 — English Patent #401 is issued to the husband of colonial inventor Sybilla Masters for her 'machines and preparation methods for corn'; as the first female inventor in America (U.S.), she was unable to hold a patent in her name #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #InventorSky #patents #IP #IPsky
November 25, 2025 at 2:41 PM
1/25/1715 — English Patent #401 is issued to the husband of colonial inventor Sybilla Masters for her 'machines and preparation methods for corn'; as the first female inventor in America (U.S.), she was unable to hold a patent in her name #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #InventorSky #patents #IP #IPsky
11/24-25/1863 — Union hospital administrator, Mother Bickerdyke, is the only wmn to nurse wounded soldiers at the battle of Lookout Mountain + Missionary Ridge,TN during the #CivilWar. Est 300 field hosps; later an advocate for vets #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #MedSky #NurseSky #HistMed #HistNursing
November 24, 2025 at 3:49 PM
11/24-25/1863 — Union hospital administrator, Mother Bickerdyke, is the only wmn to nurse wounded soldiers at the battle of Lookout Mountain + Missionary Ridge,TN during the #CivilWar. Est 300 field hosps; later an advocate for vets #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #MedSky #NurseSky #HistMed #HistNursing
11/23/1857 — b. Katharine Coman, American economist, social scientist, historian, professor, activist. Groundbreaking researcher of economics + history; the first chair of the department of economics + sociology at Wellesley College, Mass (1901) #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #economics #EconSky #BOTD
November 23, 2025 at 10:23 PM
11/23/1857 — b. Katharine Coman, American economist, social scientist, historian, professor, activist. Groundbreaking researcher of economics + history; the first chair of the department of economics + sociology at Wellesley College, Mass (1901) #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #economics #EconSky #BOTD
11/22/1925 — b. Geraldine Fredritz (Jerrie Mock), American aviatrix. At age 38, she became 'the first woman to fly around the world' in an airplane (1964). She flew solo for 29 days in a single engine Cessna 180 she named the “Spirit of Columbus” #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #aviation #AvGeeks #BOTD
November 22, 2025 at 2:51 PM
11/22/1925 — b. Geraldine Fredritz (Jerrie Mock), American aviatrix. At age 38, she became 'the first woman to fly around the world' in an airplane (1964). She flew solo for 29 days in a single engine Cessna 180 she named the “Spirit of Columbus” #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #aviation #AvGeeks #BOTD
11/21/1868 — b. Martha Wollstein, American pediatric pathologist, physician. Leukemia, pneumonia, polio + tuberculosis researcher; important contributor to the study of mumps and meningitis. The first female member of the American Pediatric Society (1930) #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #MedSky #PedsSky
November 21, 2025 at 3:25 PM
11/21/1868 — b. Martha Wollstein, American pediatric pathologist, physician. Leukemia, pneumonia, polio + tuberculosis researcher; important contributor to the study of mumps and meningitis. The first female member of the American Pediatric Society (1930) #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #MedSky #PedsSky
"Hyena jaws, 1823" illustration by Mary Buckland | #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #HistSci #SciSky #PaleoSky #womenartists #illustrators #womensart #SciArt #AcademicSky
November 20, 2025 at 5:25 PM
"Hyena jaws, 1823" illustration by Mary Buckland | #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #HistSci #SciSky #PaleoSky #womenartists #illustrators #womensart #SciArt #AcademicSky
11/19/1876 — b. Tatyana Afanasyeva, Ukranian-Dutch physicist, mathematician. Researcher of pedagogy, randomness + entropy;significant contributor to the fields of statistical mechanics + statistical thermodynamics. Published numerous papers #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #MathSky #HistSci #SlavaUkraine
November 19, 2025 at 4:54 PM
11/19/1876 — b. Tatyana Afanasyeva, Ukranian-Dutch physicist, mathematician. Researcher of pedagogy, randomness + entropy;significant contributor to the fields of statistical mechanics + statistical thermodynamics. Published numerous papers #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #MathSky #HistSci #SlavaUkraine
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Have you ever heard of Betty Webster? I hadn't until recently, and she co-discovered the first black hole ever found! Here's her story, to honor her memory and fantastic accomplishment.
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The woman who discovered the first black hole
Betty Webster is a name to remember. Also: more rogue binary jovians
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November 18, 2025 at 10:25 PM
11/18/1825 — b. Amanda Akin Stearns, American Civil War nurse, author, memoirist. Joined the Union cause (1863); served at the Armory Square Hospital in Washington D.C. Wrote two books; one on her nursing experiences, “The Lady Nurse of Ward E” (1909) #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #HistNursing #MedSky
November 17, 2025 at 6:43 PM
11/18/1825 — b. Amanda Akin Stearns, American Civil War nurse, author, memoirist. Joined the Union cause (1863); served at the Armory Square Hospital in Washington D.C. Wrote two books; one on her nursing experiences, “The Lady Nurse of Ward E” (1909) #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #HistNursing #MedSky
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November 17–21 is #GeographyAwarenessWeek.
We'll be celebrating women in physical, human, and technical geography all week--scientists, cartographers, technologists, explorers/adventurers, and more. Oh my!
It's #GeoWeek.
#WomenInSTEM #geography #GIS #climate #water #cartography #geospatial
We'll be celebrating women in physical, human, and technical geography all week--scientists, cartographers, technologists, explorers/adventurers, and more. Oh my!
It's #GeoWeek.
#WomenInSTEM #geography #GIS #climate #water #cartography #geospatial
November 17, 2025 at 3:34 PM
November 17–21 is #GeographyAwarenessWeek.
We'll be celebrating women in physical, human, and technical geography all week--scientists, cartographers, technologists, explorers/adventurers, and more. Oh my!
It's #GeoWeek.
#WomenInSTEM #geography #GIS #climate #water #cartography #geospatial
We'll be celebrating women in physical, human, and technical geography all week--scientists, cartographers, technologists, explorers/adventurers, and more. Oh my!
It's #GeoWeek.
#WomenInSTEM #geography #GIS #climate #water #cartography #geospatial
11/16/1869 — b. Esther Pohl Lovejoy, American physician, #publichealth pioneer, suffrage leader. Key figure in early intl medical care + relief organizing efforts. First president, Medical Women’s Intl Assn(1919-24); wrote “Wmn Doctors of the World” ('57) #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #HistMed #MedSky
November 16, 2025 at 8:38 PM
11/16/1869 — b. Esther Pohl Lovejoy, American physician, #publichealth pioneer, suffrage leader. Key figure in early intl medical care + relief organizing efforts. First president, Medical Women’s Intl Assn(1919-24); wrote “Wmn Doctors of the World” ('57) #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #HistMed #MedSky
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Pope Leo holding a copy of my ADA BYRON LOVELACE AND THE THINKING MACHINE!
@crestonbooks.bsky.social @steamteambooks.bsky.social #bookposse #teachers #librarians #educators #homeschoolers #booksky #edusky #WomenInSTEM #scicomm #STEM #STEAM #STEMeducation #edtechchat #WomenInTech #WomenWhoCode
@crestonbooks.bsky.social @steamteambooks.bsky.social #bookposse #teachers #librarians #educators #homeschoolers #booksky #edusky #WomenInSTEM #scicomm #STEM #STEAM #STEMeducation #edtechchat #WomenInTech #WomenWhoCode
November 15, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Pope Leo holding a copy of my ADA BYRON LOVELACE AND THE THINKING MACHINE!
@crestonbooks.bsky.social @steamteambooks.bsky.social #bookposse #teachers #librarians #educators #homeschoolers #booksky #edusky #WomenInSTEM #scicomm #STEM #STEAM #STEMeducation #edtechchat #WomenInTech #WomenWhoCode
@crestonbooks.bsky.social @steamteambooks.bsky.social #bookposse #teachers #librarians #educators #homeschoolers #booksky #edusky #WomenInSTEM #scicomm #STEM #STEAM #STEMeducation #edtechchat #WomenInTech #WomenWhoCode
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And we're stuck with RFK Jr.
11/15/1873 — b. Sara Josephine Baker, American physician, public health administrator, and suffragist. The first woman to receive a doctorate in public health; she improved public health care and reduced infant mortality considerably in New York City #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #HistMed #MedSky
November 16, 2025 at 7:51 PM
And we're stuck with RFK Jr.
11/15/1873 — b. Sara Josephine Baker, American physician, public health administrator, and suffragist. The first woman to receive a doctorate in public health; she improved public health care and reduced infant mortality considerably in New York City #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #HistMed #MedSky
November 15, 2025 at 4:25 PM
11/15/1873 — b. Sara Josephine Baker, American physician, public health administrator, and suffragist. The first woman to receive a doctorate in public health; she improved public health care and reduced infant mortality considerably in New York City #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #HistMed #MedSky
11/14/1885 — b. Constance Rourke, American anthropologist, historian, author, educator, critic. Revolutionized American studies; noted classic work “American Humor: A Study of the National Character” (1931) #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #BOTD
November 14, 2025 at 6:11 PM
11/14/1885 — b. Constance Rourke, American anthropologist, historian, author, educator, critic. Revolutionized American studies; noted classic work “American Humor: A Study of the National Character” (1931) #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #BOTD
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She found the universe's biggest secret, and it's dark. The story of Vera Rubin and the evidence for dark matter on #FeminismFridays:
www.tiktok.com/t/ZTM3fC1YE/
#VeraRubin
#DarkMatter
#WomenInSTEM #WomenInScience
#Astronomy
#Physics
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#VeraRubin
#DarkMatter
#WomenInSTEM #WomenInScience
#Astronomy
#Physics
Welcome back to another Feminism Fridays This week I have the pleasure to introduce: Vera Rubin #feminismfridays #astronomer #womeninSTEM #darkmatter #verarubin
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November 14, 2025 at 2:45 PM
She found the universe's biggest secret, and it's dark. The story of Vera Rubin and the evidence for dark matter on #FeminismFridays:
www.tiktok.com/t/ZTM3fC1YE/
#VeraRubin
#DarkMatter
#WomenInSTEM #WomenInScience
#Astronomy
#Physics
www.tiktok.com/t/ZTM3fC1YE/
#VeraRubin
#DarkMatter
#WomenInSTEM #WomenInScience
#Astronomy
#Physics
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'People assume that my position is that we can't go to space or explore the Moon. Far from it. I just think the Moon is too important to approach with a narrow western patriarchal, capitalist eye'.
🧪 🔭 #PlanetSci #WomenInSTEM
🧪 🔭 #PlanetSci #WomenInSTEM
A feminist map of the Moon
What if we made a feminist map of the Moon? This is a question I posed on Bluesky in October 2024. To me, the question, methods and results ...
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November 13, 2025 at 8:18 AM
'People assume that my position is that we can't go to space or explore the Moon. Far from it. I just think the Moon is too important to approach with a narrow western patriarchal, capitalist eye'.
🧪 🔭 #PlanetSci #WomenInSTEM
🧪 🔭 #PlanetSci #WomenInSTEM
Liv Arnesan and Ann Bancroft land on Antarctica and begin their 94 day, 1,717 mile expedition to ski and sail across the continent’s landmass and the Ross Ice Shelf, a floating slab of ice the size of France #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #HistSci #OTD
November 13, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Liv Arnesan and Ann Bancroft land on Antarctica and begin their 94 day, 1,717 mile expedition to ski and sail across the continent’s landmass and the Ross Ice Shelf, a floating slab of ice the size of France #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #HistSci #OTD
11/13/1896 — b. Virginia Kneeland Frantz, American surgical pathologist, surgery professor, author. Critical discoveries of the diagnosis and treatment of thyroid, breast and pancreatic tumors. Standard text, “Armed Forces Atlas of Tumor Pathology”(1959) #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #MedSky #HistMed
November 13, 2025 at 3:51 PM
11/13/1896 — b. Virginia Kneeland Frantz, American surgical pathologist, surgery professor, author. Critical discoveries of the diagnosis and treatment of thyroid, breast and pancreatic tumors. Standard text, “Armed Forces Atlas of Tumor Pathology”(1959) #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #MedSky #HistMed
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Grateful to @NovoNordisk and the judging panel for spotlighting the work of women leading transformative health research. And congratulations to all the inspiring finalists 👉 buff.ly/x7exjyC — thrilled to be in your company 💪
#WomenInSTEM #MarieKroghPrize
#WomenInSTEM #MarieKroghPrize
Marie Krogh Prize
Marie Krogh Prize
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November 12, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Grateful to @NovoNordisk and the judging panel for spotlighting the work of women leading transformative health research. And congratulations to all the inspiring finalists 👉 buff.ly/x7exjyC — thrilled to be in your company 💪
#WomenInSTEM #MarieKroghPrize
#WomenInSTEM #MarieKroghPrize
11/12/1606 — b. Jeanne Mance, French-Canadian nurse, settler, administrator. A settler of New France (1642), co-founder of Montréal. The first practicing lay nurse in North America; founder and administrator of the first hospital in Montréal (1645) #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #HistNursing #MedSky
November 12, 2025 at 6:08 PM
11/12/1606 — b. Jeanne Mance, French-Canadian nurse, settler, administrator. A settler of New France (1642), co-founder of Montréal. The first practicing lay nurse in North America; founder and administrator of the first hospital in Montréal (1645) #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #HistNursing #MedSky
11/11/1930 — b. Mildred S. Dresselhaus, American physicist, materials scientist, professor. A research leader in solid state physics. The first female president, American Physical Society; the first woman to win the National Medal of Science in Engineering (1990) #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #HistSci
November 11, 2025 at 5:24 PM
11/11/1930 — b. Mildred S. Dresselhaus, American physicist, materials scientist, professor. A research leader in solid state physics. The first female president, American Physical Society; the first woman to win the National Medal of Science in Engineering (1990) #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #HistSci
11/11/1886 — b. Alice Huyler Ramsey, American automotive pioneer, driver. The first woman to drive across the U.S. coast to coast (1909). NYC to San Francisco, completed the transcontinental trip 30+ more times. The first wmn Automotive Hall of Fame inductee (2000) #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #auto
November 11, 2025 at 5:10 PM
11/11/1886 — b. Alice Huyler Ramsey, American automotive pioneer, driver. The first woman to drive across the U.S. coast to coast (1909). NYC to San Francisco, completed the transcontinental trip 30+ more times. The first wmn Automotive Hall of Fame inductee (2000) #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #auto
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11/11/1865 — Mary Edwards Walker, the first female Army surgeon, is awarded the Medal of Honor for her Civil War service; she is the only woman to ever receive this honor #womenshistory #VeteransDay #WomenVets #CivilWar #USarmy #military #WomenInSTEM #MedSky #HistMed
November 11, 2025 at 4:47 PM
11/11/1865 — Mary Edwards Walker, the first female Army surgeon, is awarded the Medal of Honor for her Civil War service; she is the only woman to ever receive this honor #womenshistory #VeteransDay #WomenVets #CivilWar #USarmy #military #WomenInSTEM #MedSky #HistMed
11/10/1896 — b. Lady Mary Heath, Irish aviatrix, athlete, lecturer, author. Pioneer record-breaking aviator, the first woman to obtain a commercial pilot’s license(1926). Despatchrider(WWI), champion high-jumper + javelin-thrower. One of most famous wmn worldwide(mid-20s) #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM
November 10, 2025 at 5:33 PM
11/10/1896 — b. Lady Mary Heath, Irish aviatrix, athlete, lecturer, author. Pioneer record-breaking aviator, the first woman to obtain a commercial pilot’s license(1926). Despatchrider(WWI), champion high-jumper + javelin-thrower. One of most famous wmn worldwide(mid-20s) #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM