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.
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Dr Isabel Morgan
American virologist at Johns Hopkins University who was key in developing an experimental vaccine that shielded monkeys from polio.
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.
Gladys Lounsbury Hobby
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.
Marie-Jeanne de Lalande
Renowned French astronomer and mathematician.
Dr Helen Battle
Trailblazing Canadian ichthyologist and marine biologist.
Helen Battles Sawyer Hogg
American-Canadian astronomer who pioneered research on globular clusters and variable stars.
Eunice Newton Foote
American scientist, inventor, and advocate for women’s rights; the first scientist to propose the idea of the greenhouse effect.
Frances Bradfield
Aeronautical engineer who contributed significantly to aviation during her career.
Frances Allen
American computer scientist renowned for her pioneering work in optimizing compilers.