Women in Science
The 18th-Century Lady Mathematician Who Loved Calculus and God
After writing a groundbreaking math textbook, Maria Agnesi quit math for good
Famed for “Immortal” Cells, Henrietta Lacks is Immortalized in Portraiture
Lacks's cells gave rise to medical miracles, but ethical questions of propriety and ownership continue to swirl
Watch: The First Trailer for 'Mary Shelley' Explores the Many Inspirations for 'Frankenstein'
The biopic will follow Mary Wollstonecraft's scandalous teenage romance with the older Percy Bysshe Shelley and the events that shaped her most famous book
The Real Science Behind Your Favorite Nerd Culture at Awesome Con
Astrophysicists, vehicle technicians and biologists joined the party to bring cutting-edge research to fictional worlds
The Rockstar Geologist Who Mapped the Minerals of the Cosmos
A professor told Ursula Marvin she should learn to cook. Instead she chased down meteorites in Antarctica
How a Team of Submersible-Bound Scientists Redefined Reef Ecosystems
In tropical Curaçao, Smithsonian researchers are constantly confronting the unknown
Ten Female Innovators to Watch In 2018
These inventors, startup founders and businesswomen have exciting things happening this year. Stay tuned!
The History of Breeding Mice for Science Begins With a Woman in a Barn
Far more than a mouse fancier, Abbie Lathrop helped establish the standard mouse model and pioneered research into cancer inheritance
How Smithsonian Helped Solve the Twitter Mystery of the Unknown Woman Scientist
Sheila Minor was a biological research technician who went on to a 35-year-long scientific career
The Woman Who Shaped the Study of Fossil Brains
By drawing out hidden connections, Tilly Edinger joined the fields of geology and neurology
Women Who Shaped Science
Smithsonian.com is sharing the stories of women scientists who also changed the world, but were written out of history.
Women Who Shaped History
Collecting the stories of women who forever changed the course of the American story
Why We Need to Start Building Monuments to Groundbreaking Women
The brilliant female codebreakers of WWII were forgotten to history, but would that have happened had they been recognized with the same fervor as men?
This Museum Tour Is the Perfect Guide to Celebrating Women’s History in Style
From the National Portrait Gallery to the Air and Space Museum, here’s where to find the stories of wondrous women come March
The Woman Who Transformed How We Teach Geography
By blending education and activism, Zonia Baber made geography a means of uniting—not conquering—the globe
Madame de Pompadour Was Far More Than a ‘Mistress’
Even though she was a keen politicker and influential patron, she’s been historically overlooked
This Time-Saving Patent Paved the Way for the Modern Dishwasher
Josephine Cochran just wanted to stop having broken dishes
The True Story of Mrs. Alford's Nitroglycerin Factory
Mary Alford remains the only woman known to own a dynamite and nitroglycerin factory
It Didn’t Take Very Long For Anesthesia to Change Childbirth
The unprecedented idea of a painless delivery changed women's lives
In the 1930s, This Natural History Curator Discovered a Living Fossil–Well, Sort of
Marjorie Courtenay-Latimer was convinced she'd found something special in a pile of fish, but it took some time for her discovery to be recognized
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