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  1.  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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  3. 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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  5. 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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  7. 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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  9. 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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  11. 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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  13. 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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  15. 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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  17. 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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  19. 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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  21. 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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  23. 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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