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admirablewomen.bsky.social @admirablewomen.bsky.social · 6h

#OTD in 2021, Maria Ressa was awarded the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize jointly with Dmitry Muratov for "their efforts to safeguard freedom of expression, which is a precondition for democracy and lasting peace."

She is the first Nobel laureate from the Philippines.

A smiling Maria Ressa outdoors in what looks like a cafe.

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admirablewomen.bsky.social @admirablewomen.bsky.social · 8h

Kathryn Sullivan | Geologist & former astronaut #WorldSpaceWeek 🚀

+ First woman to walk in space, Oct 11, 1984
+ First woman to dive to the Challenger Deep in the Mariana Trench, the deepest known point of the seabed of Earth, June 7, 2020

bbc.com/news/world-u... #WomenInSTEM

Side-by-side images of Kathryn Sullivan. On the left, younger Kathryn in an official NASA portrait and, on the right, an older Kathryn in a suit in a publicity shot in front of a projection of the Earth.

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admirablewomen.bsky.social @admirablewomen.bsky.social · 11h

#OTD in 2020, Louise Glück won the Nobel Prize for Literature.

An American poet, Glück was recognized for "her unmistakable poetic voice, that with austere beauty makes individual existence universal."

bbc.com/news/enterta...

Publicity shot of Louise Glück in a chair against a teal-green background.

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admirablewomen.bsky.social @admirablewomen.bsky.social · 14h

Vanessa Wyche | Engineer & Director, Johnson Space Center (JSC)

Starting her career at NASA in 1989, she is the first Black woman to be in command at the JSC...blazing a path for more women and minorities to follow. #WorldSpaceWeek 🚀 #WomenInSTEM

www.nasa.gov/people/vanes...

Official government portrait of Vanessa Wyche in front of the US and NASA flags.

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admirablewomen.bsky.social @admirablewomen.bsky.social · 1d

Who brewed the first espresso in space?

Samantha Cristoforetti | ESA astronaut, Italian Air Force pilot & engineer. First Italian woman in space, she holds the record for the longest uninterrupted spaceflight of a European astronaut. #WomenInSTEM

It's #WorldSpaceWeek! 🚀

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admirablewomen.bsky.social @admirablewomen.bsky.social · 1d

It's #WorldSpaceWeek! 🚀

Meet Peggy Whitson: NASA astronaut. First female Space Station Commander. Biochemist. Spent >665 cumulative days in space, the endurance record for any American astronaut. #WomenInSTEM

An amazing life: nasa.gov/people/peggy...

Astronaut Peggy Whitson in an official-looking NASA portrait in her spacesuit.

Astronaut Peggy Whitson in orbit in a spacecraft. Windows are behind her and parts of Earth are visible through them.

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admirablewomen.bsky.social @admirablewomen.bsky.social · 1d

#OTD in 2020, Emmanuelle Charpentier & Jennifer Doudna won the #Nobel Prize in #Chemistry "for the development of a method for genome editing." #WomenInSTEM

sciencemag.org/news/2020/10...

Side-by-side publicity shots of Emmanuelle Charpentier & Jennifer Doudna. Emmanuelle Charpentier in front of a chalk board & Jennifer Doudna outdoors.

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admirablewomen.bsky.social @admirablewomen.bsky.social · 1d

#OTD in 2006, Anna Politkovskaya--Russian journalist, writer & human rights activist--was murdered in her apartment building in Central Moscow. #PressFreedom #journalism

Known for her opposition to the Chechen conflict & for criticism of Vladimir Putin.

theguardian.com/world/2016/o...

Outdoor portrait-style image of Anna Politkovskaya in a white collared shirt looking to be in deep thought.

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admirablewomen.bsky.social @admirablewomen.bsky.social · 2d

Reading up on this now. Thanks!

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admirablewomen.bsky.social @admirablewomen.bsky.social · 2d

#OTD in 2020, Andrea Ghez won the Nobel Prize in Physics for “for the discovery of a supermassive compact object [now generally recognized to be a black hole] at the center of our galaxy.”

Dr. Ghez is an astrophysicist & professor UCLA. #WomenInSTEM

newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/and...

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admirablewomen.bsky.social @admirablewomen.bsky.social · 2d

Elizabeth Bishop | Considered one of the finest poets of the 20th century. She died #OTD in 1979.

+ Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress, 1949-50
+ Pulitzer Prize for Poetry, 1956

poetryfoundation.org/poets/elizab...

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admirablewomen.bsky.social @admirablewomen.bsky.social · 2d

It's #WorldSpaceWeek! 🚀

Dr. Roberta Bondar | Astronaut, neurologist & photographer

She became Canada's first female astronaut in 1992. The world's first neurologist in space, she is globally recognized for her contributions to space medicine. robertabondar.com

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admirablewomen.bsky.social @admirablewomen.bsky.social · 2d

Congrats to Dr. Mary E. Brunkow!

Dr. Brunkow & her two colleagues were awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine today “for their fundamental discoveries relating to peripheral immune tolerance."

Brunkow is an American molecular biologist & immunologist. #WomenInSTEM

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admirablewomen.bsky.social @admirablewomen.bsky.social · 2d

Florence Seibert | American biochemist

She earned her PhD in biochemistry from Yale in 1923 and is best known for her work in the 1930s that enabled the development and use of a reliable TB test. She was born #OTD in 1897. #WomenInSTEM

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admirablewomen.bsky.social @admirablewomen.bsky.social · 2d

Remembering Dr. Janice Voss during #WorldSpaceWeek 🚀 & #BreastCancerAwarenessMonth.

An engineer & astronaut, she served as a mission specialist on 5 Shuttle missions & was Science Director for NASA's Kepler Space Observatory. #WomenInSTEM

She died of #breastcancer in 2012.

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admirablewomen.bsky.social @admirablewomen.bsky.social · 3d

Dr. Ellen Ochoa | Engineer & Astronaut

In 1993, Ochoa became the first Hispanic woman in the world to go to space and, in 2013, became the first Hispanic director of NASA's Johnson Space Center. #WorldSpaceWeek 🚀 #WomenInSTEM

nasa.gov/centers/john...

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admirablewomen.bsky.social @admirablewomen.bsky.social · 3d

#OTD in 2018, Nadia Murad was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for her efforts to end the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war and armed conflict.

nobelprize.org/prizes/peace...

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admirablewomen.bsky.social @admirablewomen.bsky.social · 4d

Eileen Collins | Pilot & astronaut

A former military instructor & test pilot, Collins was the first woman to pilot the Space Shuttle and the first to command a Space Shuttle mission. #WorldSpaceWeek 🚀

nationalaviation.org/enshrinee/ei...

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admirablewomen.bsky.social @admirablewomen.bsky.social · 4d

Mary Ross | First-known Native American female engineer & first female engineer Lockheed Martin.

Known for her work on aerospace design, the Agena Rocket program, and many design concepts for interplanetary space travel. #WomenInSTEM #WorldSpaceWeek 🚀

airandspace.si.edu/stories/edit...

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admirablewomen.bsky.social @admirablewomen.bsky.social · 4d

Sara Seager | Astrophysicist & planetary scientist at MIT in search of exoplanets..."she's on a quest for the holy grail: another Earth." #WomenInSTEM #WorldSpaceWeek 🚀

NASA referred to her as "an astronomical Indiana Jones."

saraseager.com

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admirablewomen.bsky.social @admirablewomen.bsky.social · 6d

#OTD in 2018, Dr. Donna Strickland became the 3rd woman to win a Nobel Prize in Physics and the first in 55 years.

She (+ 2 colleagues), won for advancing the science of lasers & creating extremely useful tools out of laser beams. #WomenInSTEM

vox.com/science-and-...

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admirablewomen.bsky.social @admirablewomen.bsky.social · 6d

Maria Ressa | Filipino-American journalist & author, co-founder & CEO of Rappler, born #OTD in 1963.

Awarded the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize (with Dmitry Muratov) for "their efforts to safeguard freedom of expression..." She is the first Filipino Nobel Prize laureate.

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admirablewomen.bsky.social @admirablewomen.bsky.social · 7d

The passing of a titan. You were an inspiration and role model to me my entire life. Hard to overstate the admiration I have for you.

Goodnight and godspeed, Dr. Jane Goodall. 🕯️

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admirablewomen.bsky.social @admirablewomen.bsky.social · 7d

Dorothy Arzner | The only female director in Hollywood from 1927 until her retirement in 1943. She died #OTD in 1979.

She launched the careers of Katharine Hepburn & Lucille Ball (among others). First woman to direct a sound film.

wfpp.columbia.edu/pioneer/ccp-...

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admirablewomen.bsky.social @admirablewomen.bsky.social · 7d

October 4-10 is #WorldSpaceWeek 🚀

2025 theme: Living in Space! It's going to be a jam-packed week of amazing & admirable women who have been/are a part of #space exploration and discovery. worldspaceweek.org

un.org/en/observanc...

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