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Jadwiga Szeptycka

Polish archeologist and ethnographer, writer and social activist

Renowned scientist and Professor Emeritus at the National Institute of Genetics. She specializes in population genetics and molecular evolution and is famous for her work on the nearly neutral theory of evolution.

Alberte Pullman

Esteemed French theoretical and quantum chemist.

Margaretta Morris

American entomologist known for studying wheat flies. In 1850, she became, together with the astronomer Maria Mitchell, the first woman elected to the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

Dr Janaki Ammal

Prominent Indian botanist known for her work in plant breeding, cytogenetics, and phytogeography.

Irena Sendler

Vital member of the Polish Underground Resistance during World War II in German-occupied Warsaw, heading the children’s section of Żegota from October 1943.