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Maxine Singer

Pioneering molecular biologist, influential science administrator, and leader in science policy and advocacy.

Rosalind Franklin

Chemist whose x-ray diffraction studies provided crucial clues to the structure of DNA and quantitatively confirmed the Watson-Crick DNA model

Pearl Dawson

Pearl Howard Dawson was a leading figure in the formative years of women’s team sports in New Zealand, particularly hockey, both as a player and administrator.

Distinguished British developmental biologist. Renowned for her work in myogenesis and cardiogenesis, Buckingham’s research focuses on how undifferentiated cells acquire tissue specificity during embryogenesis.

Rosalind Pitt-Rivers

Prominent British biochemist who made groundbreaking contributions to endocrinology

Kono Yasui

Japanese biologist and cytologist (scientist who studies cells) Kono Yasui became the first Japanese woman to receive a doctoral degree in science in 1927.

Isobel Bennett

Australian marine biologist, particularly renowned as a pioneer of coral reef biology.

Agnes Bankier

Australian geneticist

Mary Russell

British aviator and ornithologist who gained renown not just for her aristocratic status but also for her adventurous spirit and contributions to early aviation.