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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 ...
1993: Ellen Ochoa became the first Hispanic woman to go to space when she served aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery. [63] [5] 1998: Nurse Fannie Gaston-Johansson became the first African-American woman tenured full professor at Johns Hopkins University. [64] 1998: Rita R. Colwell became the first female director of the National Science ...
Sue O'Connor Australian archaeologist, discovered the world's oldest fish hooks which were found in an adult female's grave; Vanessa Pirotta (fl. 2020s), wildlife scientist employing innovative technologies; Carol Pollock (fl. 2021), medical researcher specializing in kidney health; Annamma Dorai Raj (1959–2024), rheumatologist
Women scientists from antiquity to the present : an index : an international reference listing and biographical directory of some notable women scientists from ancient to modern times. West Cornwall, CT: Locust Hill Press. ISBN 0-933951-01-9. Howard, Sethanne (2006). The hidden giants. Lulu.com. ISBN 978-1430300762.
Researchers collected the data on many differences between women and men in science. Rossiter found that in 1966, thirty-eight percent of female scientists held master's degrees compared to twenty-six percent of male scientists; but large proportions of female scientists were in environmental and nonprofit organizations. [174]
She also fought for equality for women and helped create support systems for female scientists in academia. She's now known as the "Queen of Carbon"! (Fun fact: Dresselhaus was interviewed by ...
In “The Six: The Untold Stories of America’s First Women Astronauts,” Loren Grush recounts the pressures and challenges faced by NASA’s first class of female astronauts.
[137] [138] Over the course of her scientific career, she became the first female Fellow elected to the Nigerian Academy of Science, and the first female dean of science in Nigeria. [139] 1980: Mary K. Gaillard produces a report at CERN (European Organization for Nuclear Research) addressing the fact that just 3% of the staff were women. She ...