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STEMfem | History of Women + Girls in Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics | Sister X-itter archives @Wikipatia + feministory.bsky.social | #womenshistory + #WomenInSTEM
1/19/1850 — b. Alice Eastwood, Canadian-American systemic botanist, conservationist, discoverer, author, educator. Curator of botany, California Academy of Sciences (1894-49); expert on the flowering plants of the CA coast + the Rockies #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #SciSky #HistSci #PlantSky #EduSky
January 19, 2026 at 4:19 PM
1/19/1850 — b. Alice Eastwood, Canadian-American systemic botanist, conservationist, discoverer, author, educator. Curator of botany, California Academy of Sciences (1894-49); expert on the flowering plants of the CA coast + the Rockies #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #SciSky #HistSci #PlantSky #EduSky
1/18/1893 — b. Katherine Maud Macdonald, Canadian nursing sister;while in Brittany w/Canadian Army Medical Corps her location was bombed + she died at 25. The first wmn in the CAMC to die in action #WWI. British War medal + the Victory medal #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #NurseSky #MedSky #HistNursing
January 18, 2026 at 2:25 PM
1/18/1893 — b. Katherine Maud Macdonald, Canadian nursing sister;while in Brittany w/Canadian Army Medical Corps her location was bombed + she died at 25. The first wmn in the CAMC to die in action #WWI. British War medal + the Victory medal #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #NurseSky #MedSky #HistNursing
1/17/1921 — b. Eloise Giblett, American hematologist, genetic scientist + researcher. Medical pioneer, discoverer first immunodeficiency disease; prof of medicine, Hematology Dept, Univ of Wash. Wrote a seminal tome on #genetic markers (1969) & 200+ papers #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #MedSky #SciSky
January 17, 2026 at 8:41 PM
1/17/1921 — b. Eloise Giblett, American hematologist, genetic scientist + researcher. Medical pioneer, discoverer first immunodeficiency disease; prof of medicine, Hematology Dept, Univ of Wash. Wrote a seminal tome on #genetic markers (1969) & 200+ papers #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #MedSky #SciSky
1/16/1896 — b. Ruth Rose, American zoological historian, screenwriter. The official “Arcturus mission” historian for the New York Zoological Society expedition, Galapagos Islands (1925). Noted for her #film screenplays including the orig “King Kong”(1933) #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #ZooSky #HistSci
January 16, 2026 at 4:30 PM
1/16/1896 — b. Ruth Rose, American zoological historian, screenwriter. The official “Arcturus mission” historian for the New York Zoological Society expedition, Galapagos Islands (1925). Noted for her #film screenplays including the orig “King Kong”(1933) #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #ZooSky #HistSci
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
12/30/1855 — b. Katharine J. Bush, American zoologist, dictionary editor, author, essayist. The first woman to receive a Ph.D. in the sciences from Yale(1901). Assistant, Yale Zoological Museum(1889); specimen cataloger, U.S. Fish Commission(1885) #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #ZooSky #SciSky #HistSci
December 30, 2025 at 4:26 PM
12/30/1855 — b. Katharine J. Bush, American zoologist, dictionary editor, author, essayist. The first woman to receive a Ph.D. in the sciences from Yale(1901). Assistant, Yale Zoological Museum(1889); specimen cataloger, U.S. Fish Commission(1885) #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #ZooSky #SciSky #HistSci
12/29/1867 — b. Annie Montague Alexander, American paleontologist, explorer, naturalist, fossil hunter/collector, photographer, world traveler. Led many field work expeditions; founder Berkeley Museum of Vertebrate Zoology(1908) +Mus of Paleontology('21) #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #PaleoSky #BioSky
December 29, 2025 at 2:19 PM
12/29/1867 — b. Annie Montague Alexander, American paleontologist, explorer, naturalist, fossil hunter/collector, photographer, world traveler. Led many field work expeditions; founder Berkeley Museum of Vertebrate Zoology(1908) +Mus of Paleontology('21) #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #PaleoSky #BioSky
c. 12/28/1722 — b. Eliza Lucas Pinckney, American inventor, plantation manager. First person to successfully cultivate indigo in the US; creator of a dye-making process developer for indigo, a leading cash crop of the Colonial South for 30+ yrs #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #InventorSky #SciSky #BOTD
December 28, 2025 at 3:23 PM
c. 12/28/1722 — b. Eliza Lucas Pinckney, American inventor, plantation manager. First person to successfully cultivate indigo in the US; creator of a dye-making process developer for indigo, a leading cash crop of the Colonial South for 30+ yrs #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #InventorSky #SciSky #BOTD
12/27/1924 — b. Jean Jennings Bartik, American inventor, technical publisher, computer software developer+programmer. Co-developer of the first all-electronic digital computer ENIAC; #WmnInTech Intl HoF (1997); fellow, Computer Hist Museum (2008) #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #InventorSky #TechSky #IP
December 27, 2025 at 4:31 PM
12/27/1924 — b. Jean Jennings Bartik, American inventor, technical publisher, computer software developer+programmer. Co-developer of the first all-electronic digital computer ENIAC; #WmnInTech Intl HoF (1997); fellow, Computer Hist Museum (2008) #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #InventorSky #TechSky #IP