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  2. List of female scientists in the 20th century - Wikipedia

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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 ...

  3. Sylvia Earle - Wikipedia

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    Sylvia Earle. Sylvia Alice Earle (born August 30, 1935) is an American marine biologist, oceanographer, explorer, author, and lecturer. She has been a National Geographic Explorer at Large (formerly Explorer in Residence) since 1998. [ 1][ 2] Earle was the first female chief scientist of the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ...

  4. Laura Bassi - Wikipedia

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    Laura Maria Caterina Bassi Veratti (29 October 1711 – 20 February 1778) was an Italian physicist and academic. Recognized and depicted as "Minerva" (goddess of wisdom), she was the first woman to have a doctorate in science, and the second woman in the world to earn the Doctor of Philosophy degree. [ 1][ 2] Working at the University of ...

  5. Margaret Hamilton (software engineer) - Wikipedia

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    Margaret Elaine Hamilton ( née Heafield; born August 17, 1936) is an American computer scientist. She was director of the Software Engineering Division of the MIT Instrumentation Laboratory, which developed on-board flight software for NASA 's Apollo program. She later founded two software companies—Higher Order Software in 1976 and Hamilton ...

  6. Flossie Wong-Staal - Wikipedia

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    For her contributions to science, the Institute for Scientific Information named Wong-Staal "the top woman scientist of the 1980s". [2] In 2019, she was inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame. [19] Scientist magazine named her one of the "ten superstars of science" in 1990. This was due to her being part of the team that discovered HIV ...

  7. List of inventions and discoveries by women - Wikipedia

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    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.

  8. 22 Famous Women in History You Need to Learn About ASAP

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    Anna May Wong a.k.a. Wong Liu Tsong. Wong was the first Chinese American movie star, both in Hollywood and internationally, and the first Asian American woman to receive a star on the Hollywood ...

  9. Timeline of women in science - Wikipedia

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    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 ...