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  1. 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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  3. Libbie Henrietta Hyman

    Women in Science Wednesday: Libbie Henrietta Hyman

    • Date: June 12, 2013
    • 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. Sinclair Oil Company paleontologist Marion Schmidt Escallon (1912-2003) was the first woman employed as a petroleum exploration geologist at both the Sinclair and Texaco oil companies.

    Women in Science Wednesday: Marion Schmidt Escallon

    • Date: September 17, 2014
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis

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    Women in Science Wednesday: Dr. Cleofé Calderón

    • Date: September 2, 2015
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis

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  15. Chemist Mary Engle Pennington (1872-1952), an expert on the refrigeration of perishable foods, was chosen by the American Chemical Society as the 1940 recipient of the Francis P. Garvan Gold Medal to honor outstanding achievement in science by a woman.

    Women in Science Wednesday: Mary Engle Pennington

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

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    Women in Science Wednesday: Irène Joliot-Curie

    • Date: May 8, 2013
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
    • Description: A weekly feature highlighting a groundbreaking woman in science.

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  19. Alice R. Tangerini, National Museum of Natural History

    Wonderful Women Wednesday: Alice R. Tangerini

    • Date: August 24, 2016
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
    • Description: Alice R. Tangerini became the National Museum of Natural History, Department of Botany's first staff illustrator in 1972, and she has illustrated over 1500 species of plants. #Groundbreaker

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  21. Cynthia Adams Hoover, Curator of Musical Instruments, National Museum of American History

    Wonderful Women Wednesday: Cynthia Adams Hoover

    • Date: June 15, 2016
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
    • Description: Cynthia Adams Hoover was Curator of Musical Instruments, National Museum of American History, for over 40 years, co-founded the American Musical Instrument Society, and is an expert on the history of the piano. #Groundbreaker

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  23. Historian and Curator, Dr. Gail Lowe, Anacostia Community Museum

    Wonderful Women Wednesday: Dr. Gail Lowe

    • Date: August 3, 2016
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
    • Description: In Memoriam: Historian and Curator, Dr. Gail Lowe, Anacostia Community Museum, led the Urban Waterway project exploring the connection of local communities with the Anacostia River as an example of urban river communities around the country. #Groundbreaker

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