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The American Association for Women in Radiology (or AAWR) is a professional association founded in 1981 as a resource for "professional socialization" for women in a male-dominated field of radiology. [1] [2] [3] AAWR’s role model is Marie Curie. [1] [2]
Elizabeth Fleischman was born in El Dorado County, California (possibly in Placerville), on March 5, 1867, the daughter of Jewish immigrants from Austria. [1] [2] Her mother, Katherine Lezansky was born in Prague and had several family members who were physicians in what is now the Czech Republic.
The presence of women in medicine, particularly in the practicing fields of surgery and as physicians, has been traced to the earliest of history.Women have historically had lower participation levels in medical fields compared to men with occupancy rates varying by race, socioeconomic status, and geography.
Led by a Santa Rosa teacher, an educational task force planned a "Women’s History Week" celebration in 1978, which included a parade, essay contest, and dozens of presentations on women's ...
In 1980, the National Women’s History Project led a coalition of women’s groups successfully lobbied President Jimmy Carter to issue a proclamation recognizing National Women’s History Week ...
2. The day became Women's History Week in 1978. An education task force in Sonoma County, California kicked off Women's History Week in 1978 on March 8, International Women's Day, according to the ...
Throughout the next several years, Congress continued to pass joint resolutions designating a week in March as Women's History Week. [10] Schools across the country also began to have their own local celebrations of Women's History Week and even Women's History Month. By 1986, fourteen states had declared March as Women's History Month. [9]
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 ...