Women in Science
How a Pioneering Botanist Broke Down Japan’s Gender Barriers
Kono Yasui was the first Japanese woman to publish in an academic journal, forging a new path for women in her country
This 1940s Solar House Powered Innovation and Women in STEM
As far back as the 1940s, people were worried about running out of fuel. The sun seemed like a feasible alternative
This Neural Network Can (Maybe) Start a Novel Better Than You
As the end of NaNoWriMo draws near, take a look at one researcher's effort to help find that perfect first line
The Forgotten Women Scientists Who Fled the Holocaust for the United States
A new project from Northeastern University traces the journeys of 80 women who attempted to escape Europe and find new lives in America during World War II
The Woman Who Challenged Darwin's Sexism
How a preacher with no scientific training ended up writing the first feminist critique of <em>Origins</em>
The Medical Practitioner Who Paved the Way for Women Doctors in America
Harriot Hunt refused to let her gender limit her ambitions—or those of the next generation of physicians
Three Quirky Facts About Marie Curie
In honor of her 150th birthday, let's review a few lesser-known pieces of her personal history
How a Psychologist’s Work on Race Identity Helped Overturn School Segregation in 1950s America
Mamie Phipps Clark came up with the oft-cited "doll test" and provided expert testimony in Brown v. Board of Education
Three Things to Know About Pants-Wearing Mountaineer Annie Smith Peck
Peck wasn’t wealthy and her family, who did have money, didn’t approve of her globe-trotting, mountain-climbing, pants-wearing lifestyle
This Groundbreaking Astronaut and Star Trek Fan Is Now Working on Interstellar Travel
Mae Jemison, the first African-American woman in space, wants us to look beyond Earth
Jane Squire and the Longitude Wars
The sixteenth-century debate over how to determine longitude had a lot of participants—and one woman
How the American Women Codebreakers of WWII Helped Win the War
A new book documents the triumphs and challenges of more than 10,000 women who worked behind the scenes of wartime intelligence
NASA Dedicates New Facility to Katherine Johnson, the Pioneering Mathematician of ‘Hidden Figures’
'I think they're crazy,' the 99-year-old jokingly said of the honor
The Amazing, Portable, Edible Ice Cream Cone
Unlike foods that came before it, ice cream in a cone could be eaten on the go–without a spoon
Why The Pap Test Could Also Be Called the Stern Test
Elizabeth Stern played a vital role in cervical cancer testing and treatment
Three Things to Know About Francesca Caccini, the Renaissance Musical Genius You’ve Never Heard Of
The first female opera composer, Caccini worked for the super-rich-and-powerful Medici family
How an Environmental Activist Became a Pioneer for Climate Justice in India
Reducing India’s emissions will take more than science—it will take a new paradigm of de-colonialism, says Sunita Narain
Long Before Siri, Emma Nutt's Voice Was on the Other End of the Line
She was the first female telephone operator. Before her, telephone operators were teenaged boys. That didn't go so well
This 19th Century "Lady Doctor" Helped Usher Indian Women Into Medicine
Ananabai Joshee dedicated her career to treating women and helped blaze a path for international doctors training in the U.S.
Fannie Farmer Was the Original Rachael Ray
Farmer was the first prominent figure to advocate scientific cookery. Her cookbook remains in print to this day
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