Katherine Schaub (1902-1933) was a dial painter who played a pivotal role, with her court testimonies and self-documentation, in getting radium recognized as a harmful substance and subsequently phased out of use in manufacturing altogether.
Nurse Clara Louise Maass (1876-1901) volunteered to participate in an immunization experiment against yellow fever in Cuba, but succumbed to the disease at the young age of 25.
Dakotah Sioux/Hidatsa storyteller, historian and educator
In 1998, Dr. Lisa Iezzoni was the first woman to be appointed professor in the department of medicine at Beth Israel Hospital in Boston, MA.
At 16 years old, Gitanjali Rao has invented a device to detect lead in water (inspired by the crisis in Flint, Michigan), an anti-bullying app, and was named TIME’s first “Kid of the Year” in 2020, among other notable accomplishments.
Associate Professor Ada Cheung is a renowned endocrinologist who is a global leader in transgender health.
Abortion rights advocate who helped start the Charlotte Planned Parenthood chapter
In 1902, Dr. Ida Sophia Scudder founded the Christian Medical College and Hospital in Vellore, India.
Emily Wayland Dinwiddie was an American social worker and reformer.
Lila Meade Valentine was an American suffragist, education reformer, and public-health advocate.