How a team of fearless American women overcame medical skepticism to stop whooping cough, a vicious infectious disease, and save countless lives
Rasha Alqahtani, an 18-year-old from Saudi Arabia, is determined to help her peers learn about their anxiety—in the wildly popular setting of 'Minecraft'
The scientists advocate shifting the current value system, which is biased against women and minorities, towards a more diverse and inclusive model
Two authors ask readers to change their understanding of what science is and who gets to participate
Tasked with curbing a 1907 outbreak, Esther Pohl emphasized the importance of clean, vermin-free environments
Despite her fame, you wouldn't know about this beloved writer unless you visit the vanishing Midwestern landscape she helped save
From Renaissance artists to aviation pioneers, suffragists and scientists, these women led lives destined for the silver screen
The historian has devoted her career to bringing to light the ingenious accomplishments of those who have been forgotten
Beyond Dinosaurs: The Secrets of Earth's Past
Learn from the Smithsonian’s curator of vertebrate paleontology Anna K. Behrensmeyer, a pioneer in the study of how organic remains become fossils
It's ironic that women today must fight for equality in Silicon Valley. After all, their math skills helped launch the digital age
National Portrait Gallery unveils a painting honoring the renowned ocean conservationist and director of the Monterey Bay Aquarium
Ellen Swallow Richards applied chemistry to the home to advocate for consumer safety and women's education
The Smithsonian’s first and only botanical illustrator brings her subjects to life in all their scientific glory
A scientist and so much more, she helped lay the groundwork for curing tuberculosis but still found time to promote women doctors
The hurdles that prevent female fossil hunters from rising at the same rates as their male peers are myriad—but they are all interconnected
A physician and activist, Rebecca J. Cole became a leading voice in medical social services
After writing a groundbreaking math textbook, Maria Agnesi quit math for good
Lacks's cells gave rise to medical miracles, but ethical questions of propriety and ownership continue to swirl
A professor told Ursula Marvin she should learn to cook. Instead she chased down meteorites in Antarctica
Far more than a mouse fancier, Abbie Lathrop helped establish the standard mouse model and pioneered research into cancer inheritance
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