Dr Emma Dolujanoff
Mexican psychologist and writer
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Dr Marian Diamond
Marian Diamond is considered one of the founders of modern neuroscience, not least for her experimental discovery of brain plasticity—the fact that the brain physically changes with experience.
Sabina Baldoncelli
Italian pharmacist Sabina Baldoncelli completed all the coursework to earn a degree in the subject circa 1807.
Clara Belle Williams
Clara Belle Williams became the first African-American graduate of New Mexico College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts (now New Mexico State University) in 1937. But she was not allowed inside the classrooms, forced to take notes from the hallway because of her race.
Ada Harris
The first patent for a hair straightener was filed on November 3, 1893 by Ada Harris
Zora Cross
Australian writer and actor
Shannon Faulkner
Shannon Faulkner was seventeen when she applied to the American military college known as The Citadel. Knowing they only accepted males, she did not include her gender on her application and marked it out on her transcripts. Although she was accepted, the school reversed that decision upon finding out she was female. She sued for violation of her civil rights, as The Citadel was a public school that received state funding.
Dr Mayme Agnew Clayton
A librarian, historian, and prolific collector of African American materials, Mayme Agnew Clayton spent much of her career in the western United States.
Edwina Cornish
Edwina Cornish is a biotechnologist who played a key role in establishing one of Australia’s first biotechnology companies, Florigene Limited, in the 1990s. The company developed and commercialised some of the world’s first genetically modified plants.
Melva Johnson
Aunty Melva Johnson is a respected Yorta Yorta elder and pioneer in developing health and education services for the Aboriginal community in Echuca, Victoria (Australia).