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  1. Regina Flannery Herzfeld (1904-2004) was one of the first female anthropologists

    Women in Science Wednesday: Regina Flannery Herzfeld

    • Date: September 25, 2013
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
    • Description: A weekly feature highlighting a groundbreaking woman in science.

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  3. Brazilian aviation expert and pilot Anesia Pinheiro Machado (1902-1999) was the first person to obtain a U.S. commercial pilot's license with additional ratings as instructor. She had made her first solo flight in 1922, at the age of 18 and was the first Brazilian woman to make a cross-country flight.

    Women in Science Wednesday: Anesia Pinheiro Machado

    • Date: June 25, 2014
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis

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  5. First hired by Harvard College Observatory to carry out astronomical calculations, Annie Jump Cannon (1863-1941) eventually became one of the foremost American astronomers, known especially for her work on variable stars.

    Women in Science Wednesday: Annie Jump Cannon

    • Date: June 4, 2014
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis

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  7.  Charlotte Gower Chapman (1902-1982), ethnologist, author, anthropologist, priso

    Women in Science Wednesday: Charlotte Gower Chapman

    • Date: September 4, 2013
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
    • Description: A weekly feature highlighting a groundbreaking woman in science.

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  9. Marine biologist Dixy Lee Ray (1914-1994) served as chairman of the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission, 1973-1975, and as governor of Washington State, 1977-1981.

    Women in Science Wednesday: Dixy Lee Ray

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

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  11. Dr. Yo Matsubara, Center for Earth and Planetary Studies, National Air and Space Museum, studies the environment of early Mars using simulation models that can help scientists understand the degradation of craters, which can shed light on the geologic history of the red planet. #Groundbreaker

    Women in Science Wednesday: Dr. Yo Matsubara

    • Date: October 7, 2015
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis

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  13. Biologist and geneticist Elizabeth Shull Russell (1913-2001)

    Women in Science Wednesday: Elizabeth Shull Russell

    • Date: December 4, 2013
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
    • Description: A weekly feature highlighting a groundbreaking woman in science.

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  15. Biologist Gertrude Van Wagenen (1893-1978) served on the faculty at Yale and did pioneering studies of rhesus monkeys.

    Women in Science Wednesday: Gertrude Van Wagenen

    • Date: September 3, 2014
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis

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  17. 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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  19. June Etta Downey (1875-1932), professor of philosophy and psychology at the Univ

    Women in Science Wednesday: June Etta Downey

    • Date: August 14, 2013
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
    • Description: A weekly feature highlighting a groundbreaking woman in science.

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  21. 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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  23. 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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