Ana María Shua
Argentine writer who has published books of microfiction, poetry, short stories, novels, and children’s literature. Her internationally acclaimed work has been translated into several languages.
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Martine Rothblatt
Her long list of accomplishments includes creating and commercializing satellite radio, founding a biotechnology company that seeks to provide an unlimited supply of transplantable organs, setting world records for electric flight and delving deep into the future of artificial intelligence with her work on digital immortality.
Madeline Sayet
Native American theater and opera director and writer
Sarah Hyams
The Hyams sisters supported a settlement house and social service activities in East Boston for many years. In 1937, they established the Fresh Air Camps for local children suffering with tuberculosis.
Gertrude Rubinstein
Australian schizophrenia researcher
Isabel Hyams
The Hyams sisters, along with their brother, Geoffrey, supported a settlement house and social service activities in East Boston for many years. In 1937, they established the Fresh Air Camps for local children suffering with tuberculosis. Isabel Hyams, an 1888 graduate of MIT, began the experimental Penny Lunch Club to provide Boston students with nutritious lunches for one or two cents.
Joan Rosanove
Joan Rosanove battled prejudice against women in the Australian legal profession, and represented women who otherwise wouldn’t have had access to representation.
Hai-Ting Chinn
Mezzo-soprano opera singer
Marsha Ivins
American astronaut and engineer
Pearl Lang
American dancer, choreographer, and teacher