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  1. Jeanne Helen Osiecki (b. 1926) began working at Lockheed Missiles and Space Co. in 1961 where she is shown synthesizing new polymers to be used in space vehicles.

    Women in Science Wednesday: Jeanne Helen Osiecki

    • Date: July 16, 2014
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis

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  3. Chemist Kathleen Yardley Lonsdale (1903-1971) was made Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1956 for her work in x-ray crystallography; in 1968, she became the first woman elected as President of the British Association for the Advancement of Science (BAAS).

    Women in Science Wednesday: Kathleen Yardley Lonsdale

    • Date: April 23, 2014
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis

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  5. Canadian-born physician and biochemist Maud Leonora Menten (1879-1960) made important contributions to enzyme kinetics and histochemistry.

    Women in Science Wednesday: Maud Leonora Menten

    • Date: July 2, 2014
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis

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  7. Miriam Elizabeth Simpson (1894-1991) attended the University of California at Berkeley, earning the A.B. in chemistry in 1915 and the M.A. in 1916. Simpson went on to earn the first Ph.D. in anatomy conferred in the University of California (1921), and a Ph.D. in medicine from Johns Hopkins University.

    Women in Science Wednesday: Miriam Elizabeth Simpson

    • Date: January 22, 2014
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis

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  9. Wanda Margarite Kirkbride (1895-1983) did pioneering work on cellulose synthesis and plastids.

    Women in Science Wednesday: Wanda Margarite Kirkbride

    • Date: May 28, 2014
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis

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  11. Dorothy Maud Wrinch (1894-1976), philosopher and mathematician, was known for her theoretical work on protein structure.

    Women In Science Wednesday: Dorothy Maud Wrinch

    • Date: October 8, 2014
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
    • Description: A weekly feature highlighting groundbreaking women in science.

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  13. Medical technologist Jane Swanson was awarded the Ivor Dunsford Memorial Award for her discoveries of several antigens (most notably the rare Pk antigen) and blood groups.

    Women In Science Wednesday: Jane Swanson

    • Date: October 15, 2014
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
    • Description: A weekly feature highlighting groundbreaking women in science.

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  15. Physiology professor Rosalind Wulzen (b. 1886) discovered a factor (the

    Women In Science Wednesday: Rosalind Wulzen

    • Date: October 1, 2014
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
    • Description: A weekly feature highlighting groundbreaking women in science.

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  17. Biologist Dr. Annette Aiello, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, manages the Institute's insect collections and researches the strategies insects use to thrive in tropical environments. #Groundbreaker

    Women in Science Wednesday: Dr. Annette Aiello

    • Date: May 27, 2015
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
    • Description: Biologist Dr. Annette Aiello, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, manages the Institute's insect collections and researches the strategies insects use to thrive in tropical environments. #Groundbreaker

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  19. Pediatrician Wynne Sharples (Ballinger) (1923-2008) was known for her advocacy work on cystic fibrosis and founded the Cystic Fibrosis Research Institute of Pennsylvania in 1960.

    Women In Science Wednesday: Wynne Sharples (Ballinger)

    • Date: October 22, 2014
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
    • Description: A weekly feature highlighting groundbreaking women in science.

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  21. Elisabeth Schwarzhaupt (1901-1986) was the Federal Minister of Health in West Germany, 1961-1966, first woman in the Bonn cabinet, and advocated for health care equality between East-West Germany.

    Women In Science Wednesday: Elisabeth Schwarzhaupt

    • Date: October 29, 2014
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
    • Description: A weekly feature highlighting groundbreaking women in science.

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  23. Mechanical engineer Alfred E. Gibson (b. 1883?) and his wife (uknown!)

    Women in Science Wednesday: UNKNOWN

    • Date: August 28, 2013
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
    • Description: A weekly feature highlighting a groundbreaking woman in science.

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