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Salome Gluecksohn-Waelsch

Pioneering geneticist renowned for her contributions to the field of developmental genetics.

Tilly Edinger

Prominent Jewish German-American paleontologist.

Libbie Henrietta Hyman

Jewish-American zoologist known for her pioneering work in evolutionary theory and contributions to zoology.

Liliana Lubińska

Renowned neuroscientist known for her work on the peripheral nervous system and the discovery of bidirectional axoplasmic transport.

Claribel Cone

Claribel Cone significantly contributed to two distinct fields: biology and the patronage of modern French art.

Katharine Dexter McCormick

Trailblazing U.S. suffragist, philanthropist, and visionary. Her groundbreaking contributions paved the way for the development of the first birth control pill.

Dr Gerty Cori

Czech-American biochemist who, in 1947, became the third woman to receive a Nobel Prize in science and the first woman to win the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.

American microbiologist whose research significantly contributed to the development of antibiotics, particularly in turning penicillin from a laboratory experiment into a widely manufactured drug during World War II.