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STEMfem @stemfem.bsky.social · 6h

10/8/1826 — b. Emily Blackwell, English physician, surgeon, medical educator. Early British-American female physician; second woman to earn a med degree, Western Reserve Univ; third woman to earn a med degree in the U.S. Taught obstetrics & women’s diseases #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #HistMed #OTD

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Alpha Kitty @alphakitty.bsky.social · 1d

October 14th is Ada Lovelace Day!

A day of blogging, podcasting, posting and hosting events worldwide to celebrate Women in STEM fields, and to encourage and support girls and women to STEM roles and leadership findingada.com

#WomenInSTEM #GirlsInSTEM #ALD25 #AdaLovelaceDay

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STEMfem @stemfem.bsky.social · 1d

10/7/1858 — b. Rosa Smith Eigenmann, American ichthyologist, author. Internationally renowned ichthyologist; the first noted female authority on fish, the first woman to discover new fish species. The first librarian, San Diego Society of Natural History #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #HistSci #OTD

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Lucy Gray @lucymaygray.bsky.social · 1d

#womeninstem
#history

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Aleta @aletamosquito.bsky.social · 1d

#WomenInSTEM

Oxford University Museum of Natural History @morethanadodo.bsky.social · 5d

H is for... Hodgkin! Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin is still the only British woman scientist to have been awarded a Nobel Prize. She won the Nobel in chemistry in 1964 for mapping the structure of vitamin B12. She also mapped the structure of Penicillin and Insulin through X-ray crystallography.

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1000WomeninSTEM @1000womeninstem.bsky.social · 1d

8️⃣8️⃣ Frances Oldham Kelsey (1914-2015) 🇨🇦 #womeninSTEM Canadian pharmacologist and physician, FDA expert who refused marketing authorization for thalidomide in the USA because she felt its safety had not been demonstrated.

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ALT Fish and Wildlife Service @altfws.altgov.info · 6d

RIP Jane Goodall.

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ALT: a blurred image of a person 's face in the dark

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Butterflies Katz ⓥ @butterflieskatz.bsky.social · 6d

Greta Thunberg & Jane Goodall

#JaneGoodall #environment

Everyday should be Earth day.

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Kim @kim4thebabies.bsky.social · 7d

RIP Queen

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Colleen Mondor @chasingray.bsky.social · 11d

The kind of flying back then was incredibly tough. Here's Marvel Crosson - she died in the 1929 air race and I think was the coolest aviatrix of the era. (There were a lot of cool female pilots!) (I just love this picture, so any chance to share it and I will!)

Picture of aviator Marvel Crosson who died in 1929.

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STEMfem @stemfem.bsky.social · 12d

9/26/1865 — b. Mary Russell, Duchess of Bedford, British aviator, ornithologist; OBE (1928). Collected, watched and studied birds and bird migration. “A Bird-Watcher’s Diary” pub posthumously (1938). Record-breaking flights (1929-30); member, Women’s Tax Resistance League #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM

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STEMfem @stemfem.bsky.social · 15d

9/23/1839 — b. Helen A. Shafer, American mathematician, educator, administrator. President of Wellesley College (1888-94); chair of mathematics at Wellesley (1877). She vastly improved to Wellesley’s curriculum and implemented higher standards than Harvard #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #OTD

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STEMfem @stemfem.bsky.social · 16d

9/22/1904 — b. Ellen Church Marshall, American pilot, nurse, hospital director. Captain and flight nurse in the #WWII Army Nurse Corps; and the first female commercial flight attendant in the world history, she pioneered the stewardess profession (1930s) #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #HistNursing #OTD

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Robin (she/he-ella/él) @merryrobin.bsky.social · 17d

Jelena de Belder-Kovačič (1925 – 2003) was a Slovenian-Belgian botanist and horticulturist who worked extensively on the taxonomy and preservation of plant specimens, gaining an international reputation for her development of the Kalmthout and Hemelrijk Arboreta.
#WomenInSTEM

A woman with white hair and a dark green shirt is carefully inspecting the delicate white flowers of the tree in front of her.

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Bob Lynn @boblynn.bsky.social · 17d

Vera Faddeeva: The Soviet Mathematician Who Built Algorithms Before Laptops
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#WomenInSTEM #STEM #LinearAlgebra #Numerics #Algorithms

Vera Faddeeva: The Soviet Mathematician Who Built Algorithms Before Laptops

Soviet mathematician Vera Faddeeva (1906-1983) developed foundational computational methods for linear algebra decades before modern computers existed. This interview explores her groundbreaking al…

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STEMfem @stemfem.bsky.social · Sep 6

9/6/1857 — b. Zelia Nuttall, American archaeologist, anthropologist, historian. Preeminent archaeologist of her time,renowned ancient Mexico research+expeditions. Honorary Mex archaeology asst,Peabody Mus,Harvard (1886-33);advisory board, Anthro, UC Berkeley #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #HistSci #OTD

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STEMfem @stemfem.bsky.social · Sep 5

9/5/1914 — b. Hannah Wormington, American archaeologist, author. Many excavations; significant contributor to the research of prehistoric cultures. Noted writings/fieldwork on Paleo-Indians of the Southwest. First woman president, Soc for Am Archaeology('67) #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #HistSci #OTD

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STEMfem @stemfem.bsky.social · Sep 4

9/1960 — Frances Oldham Kelsey, Canadian-American physician, pharmacologist and #FDA official, rejects a tranquilizer licensing application for thalidomide. Pressured to reverse her decision, the drug later causes birth defects in countries where it was approved #womenshistory #WomenInStem #HistMed

Frances Oldham Kelsey standing next to a research desk.

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STEMfem @stemfem.bsky.social · Sep 4

Margaretta Hare Morris was born on December 3, 1797

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Margaretta Hare Morris (1797-1867) - Find a Grave...

AWIS Margaretta Hare MorrisMorris is an entomologist known for her groundbreaking work specifically involving the study of the Hessian fly as well as her studies involving cotton moths and bed bugs. T...

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Childless Cat Lady @tigerkitty.bsky.social · Aug 29

OTD in In 1962, the dangerous long-range side-effects of DDT and other pesticides was the subject of a press-conference question to President John F. Kennedy. In his reply, he acknowledged Rachel Carson's book on the subject (Silent Spring)... #womeninstem en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rachel_...

Rachel Carson - Wikipedia

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outlier88.bsky.social @outlier88.bsky.social · Aug 29

Currently, there are technologies that can directly read the brain, decipher thoughts and feelings, and implant feelings that are not one’s own

In this era of surveillance capitalism, Be aware, not afraid.

#neuroskyence #science #BrainGames #booksky #WomeninSTEM
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Chile: Pioneering the protection of neurorights

Chile is set to become the first country in the world to legislate on neurotechnologies and include “brain rights” in its constitution.

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Sunny Marvel @sunnymarvel.bsky.social · Aug 29

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STEMfem @stemfem.bsky.social · Aug 29

8/29/1866 — b. Minna Popken, German-Swiss physician, philanthropist, author. Introduced alternative healing by combining medical and spiritual care, and therapeutic, dietary, and mental treatments. The founder of Kurhaus Ländli, Switzerland (1911) #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #HistMed #MedSky #OTD

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Where Daffodils Grow @daffodilsgrow.bsky.social · Aug 28

Learn more about the accomplishments and challenges of the cryptanalyst ELIZEBETH FRIEDMAN (1892-1980).

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Royal College of Nursing Library and Museum @rcnlibraries.bsky.social · Aug 28

From our exhibition on school nursing: this early 1900s pamphlet by the Liverpool Queen Victoria District Nursing Association, which explores the role of the school nurse in the late 1890s. You can read more about this item and the display from the curator's blog post here: bit.ly/4mKVaoe

A vintage pamphlet titled "Liverpool Victoria District Nursing Association Queen's Nurses." On the left is a cover depicting a seated Queen Victoria giving one nurse a badge, with other nurses queuing in the background. On the right is an open page of the pamphlet displaying two black-and-white photos. The first is of a nurse and two children with the caption "A School's Nurse" written underneath. The second shows a line-up of young primary school aged children. The surrounding text describes the role of District Queen's Nurses and in a school setting during the 1890s and early 1900s.

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