Gertrude Blanch
Gertrude Blanch was a Polish born American mathematician who did pioneering work in numerical analysis and computation.
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Amélie Harlay
Amélie Harlay was a French astronomer who published navigational tables and catalogues of stars.
Florence Marie Harsant
Temperance worker, nurse, community leader, writer
Sophie Germain
Sophie Germain made a major contributions to number theory (in particular, the theory of primes), acoustics and elasticity.
Dorothy Maud Wrinch
Dorothy Maud Wrinch was an Argentinian-English-American mathematician and biochemist famous for her use of mathematical techniques to deduce protein structure.
Maria Cunitz
Maria Cunitz was an astronomer who published simpler versions of Kepler’s work.
Doris Clifton Gordon
Throughout her career Doris Gordon had the welfare of mothers and children at heart. She believed her male colleagues in the Health Department did not know what they were talking about when they promoted natural childbirth and claimed that even stitches after a birth ‘do not hurt much’. She wanted the same facilities available for all women, and was convinced that the best services were doctor-controlled.
Amy Castle
Amy Castle was the first entomologist and the first woman appointed in a professional role in a New Zealand museum. She was also one of the first women to be employed in a scientific position in the New Zealand public service.
Constance Helen Frost
Constance Helen Frost remained on the staff at Auckland Hospital for nearly 17 years and until 1913 she was the only woman doctor.
Caroline Herschel
Caroline Herschel recorded the observations and did the calculations on the data of her astronomer brother William.