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Joy Crisp (graduated 1979), American planetary scientist; Linda Spilker (born 1955), American planetary scientist; Lucy-Ann McFadden (born 1952), astronomer; Maria Zuber (born 1958), American planetary scientist; Martha P. Haynes (born 1951), American astronomer specializing in radio astronomy; Pamela Gay (born 1973), American astronomer
First female Baylor University professor with a PhD 1868 1925 United States Lynn G. Clark: American botanist 1956 United States: Lynn Margulis: American evolutionary biologist 1938-03-05 2011-11-22 United States: Maevia Noemí Correa: Argentinian botanist 1914-02-14 2005-04-18 Argentina: Máirin de Valéra: Irish botanist 1912 1984 Margaret A. Dix
This is a historical list dealing with women scientists in the 20th century. During this time period, women working in scientific fields were rare. Women at this time faced barriers in higher education and often denied access to scientific institutions; in the Western world, the first-wave feminist movement began to break down many of these ...
This is a timeline of women in science, spanning from ancient history up to the 21st century. While the timeline primarily focuses on women involved with natural sciences such as astronomy, biology, chemistry and physics, it also includes women from the social sciences (e.g. sociology, psychology) and the formal sciences (e.g. mathematics ...
1853: Jane Colden was the only female biologist mentioned by Carl Linnaeus in his masterwork Species Plantarum. [2] 1889: Mary Emilie Holmes became the first female Fellow of the Geological Society of America. [3] 1889: Susan La Flesche Picotte became the first Native American woman to become a physician in the United States. [4] [5]
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 3 February 2025. British X-ray crystallographer (1920–1958) This article is about the chemist. For the Mars rover named after her, see Rosalind Franklin (rover). Rosalind Franklin Franklin with a microscope in 1955 Born Rosalind Elsie Franklin (1920-07-25) 25 July 1920 Notting Hill, London, England ...
They include many women scientists as well as policy makers and activists. Women researchers have made significant contributions to major scientific assessments such as those of the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment and are reasonably well represented on key global change committees of the International Council for Science (ICSU) and US National ...
L'Oréal-UNESCO Awards for Women in Science laureates (122 P) M. Members of the Society of Woman Geographers (67 P) P. Women physicians (32 C, 55 P) Y. Yoruba women ...