Probably Africa’s earliest modern woman in chemical engineering, Engr. (Mrs.) Modupeola Oluremilekun Kasim BSC, MSc, FNSE, (1945-2021) gained her degree in Chemical Engineering from Ohio State University, followed by an MSc in Operations Research (1975).
Chemical engineer Meghan Ireland is Chief Blender at the WhistlePig distillery in New England, managing the whiskey from barrel to bottle.
Malahele-Xakana became the first Black woman to register as a medical doctor in South Africa in 1947. She was also a founder member of the YWCA, a member of the Women’s Peace movement and a member of the Fort Hare University Council.
South African botanist who created the museum garden and rock garden in the Kimberley Public Gardens
South African ichthyologist
South African politician, medical doctor and anti-apartheid activist
Eileen Parry joined the Australian Women’s Army Service (AWAS) in 1941. In August 1943 Parry was made Assistant Controller of the AWAS, Tasmania and she had reached the rank of Lieutenant Colonel when she was discharged in 1946.
South African social anthropologist best known for her work on Zulu belief systems
South African chemical engineer and politician
Soviet chemical engineer, specialising in organic catalysis, synthetic rubber and butadines. In WW2 she developed a synthetic rubber coating for tanks and aircraft, which was self-healing when struck by bullets.