Maxine Singer
Pioneering molecular biologist, influential science administrator, and leader in science policy and advocacy.
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Rosalind Franklin
Chemist whose x-ray diffraction studies provided crucial clues to the structure of DNA and quantitatively confirmed the Watson-Crick DNA model
Allish
Jewish scholar and translator circa 1700
Judith Plaskow
American theologian, author, and activist
Polly Adler
New York madame and author
Rokhl Auerbakh
Polish-Jewish writer, escaped from the Warsaw Ghetto and worked as a Polish secretary on the Aryan side, leveraging her non-Jewish appearance and German fluency.
Grace Aguilar
Spanish Jewish novelist and writer on Jewish history and religion
Dr Thelma Estrin
Pioneering Jewish American computer scientist and engineer and a trailblazer in applying computer technology to healthcare and medical research.
Katherine Te Rongokahira Parata
Katherine Te Rongokahira was representative of the intermarried descendants of high-ranking Māori and respected immigrants.
Phoebe Myers
Phoebe Myers was a formidable and tenacious woman whose ability as a teacher and political activist ensured that women’s interests became better represented in the New Zealand education system.