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    1. Geneticist and cytologist Margaret Mann Lesley (1891-1988) published extensively with her husband James W. Lesley (1888-1982) on tomato breeding and genetics. She was known for her cytological analyses.

      Women in Science Wednesday: Margaret Mann Lesley

      • Date: June 18, 2014
      • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
      • Creator: Effie Kapsalis

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    3. 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: Mary Alice McWhinnie

      • Date: May 22, 2013
      • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
      • Description: A weekly feature highlighting a groundbreaking woman in science.

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    7. Eugene H. Payne and Mildred Catherine Rebstock (1919-2011). Payne was the first person to use chloromycetin on humans and Rebstock, the leader of the Parke-Davis Research Laboratories team, was the first person to synthesize the drug.

      Women in Science Wednesday: Mildred Catherine Rebstock

      • Date: September 24, 2014
      • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
      • Creator: Effie Kapsalis

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    9. Mildred Clare Scoville (1892?-1969)

      Women in Science Wednesday: Mildred Clare Scoville

      • Date: November 27, 2013
      • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
      • Description: A weekly feature highlighting a groundbreaking woman in science.

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    11. Penelope Jo Parsons [Maddy] won the Science Talent Search with her exhibit,

      Women in Science Wednesday: Penelope Jo Parsons

      • Date: January 15, 2014
      • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
      • Creator: Effie Kapsalis

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    13. 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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    15. 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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    17. 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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    19. 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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    21. 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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    23. 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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