Dr Matilda Chaplin Ayrton
1800s British doctor
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Edith Clarke
American electrical engineer with expertise in power systems and was influential in the design of dams across the American West, including Hoover Dam.
Florence B Seibert
American biochemist who developed a groundbreaking procedure that led to a reliable tuberculosis test (TB test), used to detect the potentially deadly virus in infants, children and adults worldwide. She also contributed to the development of safety measures for intravenous drug therapy.
Eleanor Barbour Cook
American paleontologist
Kate Graham Cook
James Cook and Kate Graham first discovered the fossil deposits later to become known as Agate Fossil Beds.
Ynes Mexia
One of the most successful botanists and female plant collectors of her time; she did not begin her career until she was 55 years old.
Annie Montague Alexander
Philanthropist, zoologist, paleontologist, and heiress who established the University of California Museum of Paleontology and Museum of Vertebrate Zoology.
Dr Marie Equi
Doctor in the American West who provided care to working-class and poor patients, including birth control information and abortions at a time when both were illegal.
Jane Bell
In 1910 she was appointed lady superintendent at the Melbourne Hospital, a position she would occupy until 1934. In 1913 Bell replaced Elizabeth Glover as lady superintendent of the nurses attached to the Third Military District, and was responsible for the selection of nurses to accompany the troops when war broke out in the following year.
Dr Marie Maynard Daly
Overcoming the dual hurdles of racial and gender bias, Marie Maynard Daly conducted important studies on cholesterol, sugars, and proteins. In addition to her research, she was committed to developing programs to increase the enrollment of minority students in medical school and graduate science programs.