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12/3/1842 — b. Ellen Swallow Richards, American chemist. The most prominent 19th c. American female chemist; a founder of U.S. home economics; pioneer of public health & sanitary engineering. The first woman to graduate from MIT #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM

The blue plaque which commemorates the celebration of the discovery of the structure of DNA has finally been updated to acknowledge Rosalind Franklin. 🔗 newn.cam.ac.uk/newnham-news/r… #HERstory #WomenInSTEM #WomensHistory

STEMfem is on #Bluesky @ stemfem.bsky.social | #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #herstory

@Wikipatia is on not on #Bluesky yet due to another party securing the handle | We have requested they kindly turn it over | Good news is #Wikipatia's sister projects @Feministory & @STEMfem have been set up on Bsky at their exact handles! #womenshistory #herstory

Feministory is on #Bluesky @ feministory.bsky.social | #womenshistory #feminism

11/1/1858 — b. Mary Adelaide Nutting, American nursing leader, educator, administrator, author. Graduate of the first class of Johns Hopkins Hosp Sch of Nursing (1891). Professional nursing/nursing edu leader; founder, American Journal of Nursing (1900)#womenshistory #WomenInSTEM

List of Republicans who oppose the Donald Trump 2024 presidential campaign en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_R… #Womenwillnotbesilenced #VoteKamala #womensrights

#ShortFilm London 1851. Dying of cancer & facing down early Victorian sexism, a brilliant mathematician risks a high stakes gamble to raise the money needed to complete her life's object, the worlds first computer. #Ada #Drama #WomensHistory Written by & Starring #JulieBruns.

During #WWII, paleontologist Julia Anna Gardner became the leader of a group known as “The Dungeon Gang” that provided strategic information through analyses of maps, & aerial photographs to the Armed Forces. wp.me/p3ihHu-5eo #WomenInSTEM

Today would have been the 110th birthday of mathematician Marjorie Lee Browne. She was one of the first Black women to earn a PhD in mathematics (1949) and was a foundational figure in computerizing and running the math dept at @NCCU. #womeninSTEM

U.S.A. #NeverForget | #September11th

7/4/1868 — b. Henrietta Swan Leavitt, American astronomer, computer. The wmn who figured out how to measure the Universe; discoverer of four novas & 2400 variable stars; her findings account for over half of all discoveries before the great telescopes #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM

This summer, the Milky Way will be visible without a telescope during moonless nights. Key viewing dates are: July 8 July 28 August 7 August 26 September 6 September 24 October 5 Viewers should find dark-sky locations and avoid bright moonlight for optimal visibility. The Milky Way can be seen from March to September in the Northern Hemisphere and for a longer period in the Southern Hemisphere. 👉 capturetheatlas.com/best-time-to-s…

One of my favorite #July4th memories with @Astro2fish!

6/19/1940 — b. Shirley Muldowney, American auto racer. The “First Lady of Drag Racing”; the first woman to drive a Top Fuel dragster professionally, first wmn licensed by the Natl Hot Rod Assn. First wmn NHRA champion, 3 NHRA championships (1977, 80+82)#womenshistory #WomenInSTEM

Three Black Women Who Led The Way for Black Females in Science thisdaylive.com/index.php/2020… #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #Juneteenth

Happy Freedom Day!Juneteenth is celebrated on June 19, 1865, when enslaved Black people in Galveston, finally learned of their freedom from slavery in the United States. While we celebrate, let’s continue to commit to the liberation of Black Americans. C/o @christine_e_bee

6/15/1917 — b. Elizabeth Colson, American anthropologist, author. Ethnography, anthropological history & theory, social organization & social change; focus on the ethnography of Africa & North America. Professor of anthropology, Univ of Calif, Berkeley #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM

6/14/1839 — b. Alice Fisher, British-American nursing leader, educator. Pioneer of nursing in America; set new standards of professionalism in the nursing field. Founder & chief nurse, Philadelphia Training School for Nurses, Philadelphia Hosp(1884-88)#womenshistory #WomenInSTEM

6/13/1872 — b. Chrystal Macmillan, Scottish lawyer, suffragist, pacifist. The first wmn sci graduate &first wmn honors mathematics graduate, Univ ofEdinburgh. The first wmn to plead before the House of Lords(1908); VP, Intl Wmn’s Suffrage Alliance('13) #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM