Dr Kathryn D Sullivan
American geologist, former NASA astronaut, and oceanographer
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Florence Merriam Bailey
American ornithologist, naturalist, and author
Hazel Bishop
American chemist and entrepreneur, most famous for inventing the first long-lasting, non-smearing lipstick.
Dr Helen Caldicott
Australian physician, author, and anti-nuclear advocate who has dedicated much of her life to campaigning against the use of nuclear weapons and promoting environmental responsibility.
Dr Helen Rodríguez Trías
Pioneering American pediatrician, educator, and women’s rights activist.
Frances Stewart
New Zealand women and children’s rights activist and the first female member of a New Zealand hospital board.
Mary Andrews
Irish geologist
Ann Diamond
New Zealand hotel-keeper, storekeeper, midwife
Ana Néri
Pioneer of nursing in Brazil who served during the Paraguayan War (1864-1870).
Edith Anne Stoney
Anglo-Irish physicist and a pioneer in medical physics