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STEMfem | History of Women + Girls in Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics | Sister history archives @feministory.bsky.social + @Wikipatia | Alpha Kitty, Ltd. #womenshistory + #WomenInSTEM
8/4/1932 — b. Frances E. Allen, American computer scientist. A pioneer in optimizing compilers; language and #security code programmer, National Security Administration. The first female IBM fellow; a fellow of the Computer History Museum (2000) #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #SciSky #HistSci #NSA #IBM
Excellent article from the Smithsonian: "Women Scientists Were Written Out of History. It’s Margaret Rossiter’s Lifelong Mission to Fix That' The historian has devoted her career to bringing to light the ingenious accomplishments of those who have been forgotten #MatildaEffect
Women Scientists Were Written Out of History. It's Margaret Rossiter's Lifelong Mission to Fix That
The historian has devoted her career to bringing to light the ingenious accomplishments of those who have been forgotten
smithsonianmag.com
July 1944: French air force school for female drivers at La Vigie, near Algiers. Looks like mostly requisitioned Peugeot 402s, in foreground of #1 is a Citroën C6. #WWII #WW2 #MilitaryHistory #France #Algeria #WomensHistory #Vintage
8/3/1934 — b. Grace Wahba, American mathematician, statistician, professor, author. Developed methods and applications in demographic studies, medical imaging, risk modeling, climate prediction, machine learning + DNA microarrays #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #MathSky #MedSky #HistMed #SciSky #HistSci
7/31/1916 — b. Louise Smith, American race car driver. The “First Lady of NASCAR”(1949-56); won 38 races in the late models, modifieds 28 victories), sportsman + midgets. The first woman inducted into the International #Motorsports Hall of Fame(1999) #womenshistory #racing #WomenInSTEM #NASCAR #auto
7/31/1860 — b. Mary Vaux Walcott, American artist, naturalist. A wildflower watercolorist with precision accuracy; the five volume, “North American Wild Flowers”, published by the Smithsonian Inst features 400 of her wildflower paintings #womenshistory #womenartists #womensart #painters #WomenInSTEM
Today's shark scientists were inspired by someone who invited them aboard. #SharkWeek #WomenInSTEM #MarineScience
7/30/1865 — b. Alicia Amherst, British horticulturalist, botanist, garden designer, garden historian, author. A preeminent Victorian + Edwardian horticulturist; wrote the seminal and influential #gardening book, “A History of Gardening in England”(1895) #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #PlantSky #HistSci
The geologist Henry De la Beche painted the influential watercolour Duria Antiquior in 1830, based largely on fossils found by Mary Anning. #FindingDinosaurs #Fossils #Paleontologist #RemarkableCreatures #WomenInSTEM #WyrdWomen
7/29/1851 — b. Jane Dieulafoy, French anthropologist, archaeologist, explorer, author, journalist, photographer. Wrote travel lit, hist studies, novels + short stories. The wife of archaeologist Marcel Dieulafoy; known for their excavations, Susa, Iran #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #AnthroSky #HistSci
7/28/1884 — b. Aida de Acosta, American aviator, activist. The first woman to fly a powered aircraft solo, a powered dirigible(1903). Founder of a SightRestoration EyeBank to collect corneal tissue from the dead to restore eyesight to the living #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #aviation #AVgeeks #MedSky
7/27/1857 — b. Augusta Stowe Gullen, Canadian physician, reformer, #womensrights activist, suffrage leader. The first Canadian woman to earn a university medical degree; co-founder of the Wmn’s College Hospital. President, #Canadian Suffrage Assn(1903-11) #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #MedSky #HistMed
How a 99-year-old mathematician unraveled a century-old braid mystery https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-a-99-year-old-mathematician-unraveled-a-century-old-braid-mystery/ #maths #mathematics #science #STEM
How a 99-year-old mathematician unraveled a century-old braid mystery
Joan Birman popularized the Burau representation problem decades ago. Now she and two colleagues have a proof that reveals brand new insights into the geometry of braids
scientificamerican.com
7/24/1888 — b. Agnes Meyer, American cryptologist educator. The “First Lady of Naval #Cryptology”; a leading early 20th c. cryptographer. One of the greatest cryptanalysts of all time; she broke numerous Japanese naval systems #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #Navy #military #MathSky #SciSky #HistSci
Boundless curiosity and the desire to make a difference are often the twin pillars that drive scientists in their career. For Chinemerem Akamihe, a passion for learning and helping others has already set her on an impressive path to success. 🌱🧬 #PlantSciences #WomeninSTEM #engbio
Training the next generation of data-driven plant scientists
Boundless curiosity and the desire to make a difference are often the twin pillars that drive scientists in their career. And this is especially true for Chinemerem Akamihe, whose passion for learning and helping others has already set her on a fantastic path for success.
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Get inspired by the Summer issue of AWIS Magazine, which features women pushing boundaries and redefining what’s possible, including interviews with Nobel Laureates Dr. Katalin Karikó and Dr. Mary Brunkow. Read it here: https://awis.org/awismagazine/ #WomenInSTEM
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7/23/1892 — b. Icie Hoobler, American physiologist, biochemist, nutritionist. Significant contributor to the field of #nutrition; early to connect nutrition to human growth/reproduction. The first female president of the American Chemical Society #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #BioSky #ChemSky #HistSci
7/22/1916 — b. Valerie V. Hunt, American scientist, bio-energetic researcher, author, and lecturer. Intl renown for her research in bioengineering + physiology medicine; professor of physiological science, Univ of California, Los Angeles #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #BioSky #MedSky #SciSky #HistSci
Women are present at the Apollo 11 landing site (and all the others) in the computing hardware which they constructed. #InternationalMoonDay 🧪 🔭 🏺 #WomenInStem
The Apollo core rope memory and women's heritage on the Moon
Between 1969 and 1972 there were six Apollo human spaceflight missions to the Moon, each leaving a complex site behind. A common joke now is...
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Louise deserves our full respect: pioneeringwomen.bwaf.org/louise-blanc...
Pioneering Women of American Architecture
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STEMfem@stemfem.bsky.social · 2w ago7/21/1856 — b. Louise Bethune, American architect. The first professional woman architect in the United States; the first elected female member of the American Institute of Architects (1889) #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #architecture #architects #MathSky #SheIsTheFirst
7/21/1856 — b. Louise Bethune, American architect. The first professional woman architect in the United States; the first elected female member of the American Institute of Architects (1889) #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #architecture #architects #MathSky #SheIsTheFirst
7/20/1959 — b. Pamela Sklar, American neuroscientist, human geneticist, psychiatrist, author, professor. Mental health researcher of the genetic causes of psychiatric disorders. Chair, genetic & genomic sci dept and professor, Mount Sinai, NYC #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #NeuroSky #PsychSky #HistSci
Read about the already impressive Kaylynn Chen at cwhf.org/educational-programs/eileen-kraus-scholarship. Please like and share this post to celebrate Kaylynn and help us spread our content to more future scholars and supporters. #EileenKrausScholarship #KaylynnChen #CWHF
Duration, location, aviation: What makes the best possible view of a total solar eclipse? @philplait.bsky.social takes a deep dive. www.scientificamerican.com/article/what...
Can there be a ‘best’ total solar eclipse?
Duration, location, aviation: What makes the best possible view of a total solar eclipse?
scientificamerican.com
Wanda Díaz-Merced, PhD, is a pioneer of data sonification in astronomy. Blind since her early twenties, she uses data sonification, which converts scientific data into sound, to study astronomy. https://awis.org/historical-women/wanda-diaz-merced-phd/ #DisabilityPrideMonth #WomenInSTEM
