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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 ...
The presence of women in science spans the earliest times of the history of science wherein they have made significant contributions. Historians with an interest in gender and science have researched the scientific endeavors and accomplishments of women, the barriers they have faced, and the strategies implemented to have their work peer ...
Invented in 1952 by Virginia Apgar. Disposable diapers. The first disposable diaper was invented in 1946 by Marion Donovan, a professional-turned-housewife who wanted to ensure her children's cloth diapers remained dry while they slept. [ 12] Donovan patented her design (called 'Boaters') in 1951.
Teresa K. Attwood, professor of bioinformatics. 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 ...
Zulma Brandoni de Gasparini (born 1944), Argentine paleontologist and zoologist. Constanza Ceruti (born 1973), Argentine archaeologist and anthropologist. Rachel Chan (graduated 1988), led group of research scientists to create more drought resistant seed in Argentina. Perla Fuscaldo (born 1941), Argentine egyptologist.
Barbara McClintock (June 16, 1902 – September 2, 1992) was an American scientist and cytogeneticist who was awarded the 1983 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. McClintock received her PhD in botany from Cornell University in 1927. There she started her career as the leader of the development of maize cytogenetics, the focus of her ...
The most Nobel Prizes awarded to women in a single year was in 2009, when five women became laureates in four categories. The most recent women to be awarded a Nobel Prize were Claudia Goldin in Economics, Narges Mohammadi for Peace, Anne L'Huillier in Physics and Katalin Karikó in Physiology or Medicine (2023), Annie Ernaux in Literature and ...
Madeleine-Françoise Calais (circa 1713– fl. 1740) French dentist. Princess Charlotte of Saxe-Meiningen (1751–1827), German astronomer. Maria Angela Ardinghelli (1728–1825), Italian mathematician and physicist. Sarah Sophia Banks (1744–1818), British natural history collector.