Ceryl
@politicdormouse.bsky.social
Historian Curator Wikimedian 🤓🏴🇪🇺 🗃️ Hic Sunt Dracones 🐑🍬 “Wiki Medium” ☠️ (you need to be dead before I write about you). History of #WomenInSTEM & other things that catch my interest. Every month is #WomensHistoryMonth here
In 1927 Barbara Dunn was 1st female British amateur to obtain wireless radio 'Ham' license. Call sign was G6YL bylara.org.uk/thoughtful-r... This card from 1928 with Barbara’s photo is held @ IET LibArch Explanation of QSL cards 👉ietarchivesblog.org/2019/02/06/e... #WorldRadioDay #WorldRadioDay2026
February 13, 2026 at 11:59 PM
In 1927 Barbara Dunn was 1st female British amateur to obtain wireless radio 'Ham' license. Call sign was G6YL bylara.org.uk/thoughtful-r... This card from 1928 with Barbara’s photo is held @ IET LibArch Explanation of QSL cards 👉ietarchivesblog.org/2019/02/06/e... #WorldRadioDay #WorldRadioDay2026
Dr Christine Stickland #radio #radar & #astrophysics #engineer. 1927 maths degree @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social led to work @ Radio Research Station. 1943 PhD on Magnetic Field of Electron Magnetic Waves. Prolific author 📚 Involved w' Girlguiding #WorldRadioDay en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_C...
February 13, 2026 at 11:55 PM
Dr Christine Stickland #radio #radar & #astrophysics #engineer. 1927 maths degree @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social led to work @ Radio Research Station. 1943 PhD on Magnetic Field of Electron Magnetic Waves. Prolific author 📚 Involved w' Girlguiding #WorldRadioDay en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_C...
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Another one.
This is a really important find - unique in fact. It has slight similarities to a torc from Moulsford (in Reading Museum) but apart from that it's a totally new type. 🧵
PLEASE SHARE, thank you
#Archaeology #Treasure #Detecting
leicestershirecollections.org.uk/behind-the-s...
This is a really important find - unique in fact. It has slight similarities to a torc from Moulsford (in Reading Museum) but apart from that it's a totally new type. 🧵
PLEASE SHARE, thank you
#Archaeology #Treasure #Detecting
leicestershirecollections.org.uk/behind-the-s...
Help Save Leicestershire’s Bronze Age Torc
The Leicestershire Torc is a stunning 3,200-year-old gold object dating to the Middle Bronze Age period and is the only torc ever discovered in the county. It was a piece of very high-status jewellery...
leicestershirecollections.org.uk
February 13, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Another one.
This is a really important find - unique in fact. It has slight similarities to a torc from Moulsford (in Reading Museum) but apart from that it's a totally new type. 🧵
PLEASE SHARE, thank you
#Archaeology #Treasure #Detecting
leicestershirecollections.org.uk/behind-the-s...
This is a really important find - unique in fact. It has slight similarities to a torc from Moulsford (in Reading Museum) but apart from that it's a totally new type. 🧵
PLEASE SHARE, thank you
#Archaeology #Treasure #Detecting
leicestershirecollections.org.uk/behind-the-s...
María Orosa, Filipina food technologist, chemist, war heroine. Experimented w' foods native to Philippines #WWII developed Soyalac from soybeans & Darak preventing beriberi disease, saved 1000s lives. Invented banana ketchup d #OTD 13 Feb 1945 from US "friendly fire" en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mar%C3%...
February 13, 2026 at 8:49 AM
María Orosa, Filipina food technologist, chemist, war heroine. Experimented w' foods native to Philippines #WWII developed Soyalac from soybeans & Darak preventing beriberi disease, saved 1000s lives. Invented banana ketchup d #OTD 13 Feb 1945 from US "friendly fire" en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mar%C3%...
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Marie Louise Compernolle 1st #Flemish woman chemical engineer in #Belgium graduating Ghent University in 1932. She managed to get assistant jobs but was subjected to sexism from colleagues who didn't approve of women in workplace. d. #OTD 11 Feb 2005 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie_L...
February 11, 2026 at 11:01 PM
Marie Louise Compernolle 1st #Flemish woman chemical engineer in #Belgium graduating Ghent University in 1932. She managed to get assistant jobs but was subjected to sexism from colleagues who didn't approve of women in workplace. d. #OTD 11 Feb 2005 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie_L...
Kathleen McNulty (later Mauchly, later Antonelli) #Irish #American computer programmer. Maths graduate & 1 of 6 original women 'Computers' or programmers of the ENIAC 1 of 1st general-purpose electronic digital computers built in 1940s. b. 12 February 1921 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kathlee...
February 12, 2026 at 11:06 PM
Kathleen McNulty (later Mauchly, later Antonelli) #Irish #American computer programmer. Maths graduate & 1 of 6 original women 'Computers' or programmers of the ENIAC 1 of 1st general-purpose electronic digital computers built in 1940s. b. 12 February 1921 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kathlee...
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Barbara Wojtulanis Polish aviator. Sports pilot then Captain in Polish Air Force. #WWII 1939 to Romania post Soviet invasion of Poland. Mother & sister d in Warsaw uprising. Pilot in UK Air Transport Auxiliary. 1 of 3 Polish women #ATA pilots. d #OTD 12 Feb 2005 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stefani...
February 12, 2026 at 9:20 AM
Barbara Wojtulanis Polish aviator. Sports pilot then Captain in Polish Air Force. #WWII 1939 to Romania post Soviet invasion of Poland. Mother & sister d in Warsaw uprising. Pilot in UK Air Transport Auxiliary. 1 of 3 Polish women #ATA pilots. d #OTD 12 Feb 2005 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stefani...
So pleased to learn about her!
February 12, 2026 at 6:30 PM
So pleased to learn about her!
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I wrote a Wikipedia profile of Sheila Reith, inventor of the insulin injection pen.
Thanks to @louisebrown.bsky.social for bringing her story to my attention
Thanks to @louisebrown.bsky.social for bringing her story to my attention
Sheila Reith - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
February 12, 2026 at 5:14 PM
I wrote a Wikipedia profile of Sheila Reith, inventor of the insulin injection pen.
Thanks to @louisebrown.bsky.social for bringing her story to my attention
Thanks to @louisebrown.bsky.social for bringing her story to my attention
Barbara Wojtulanis Polish aviator. Sports pilot then Captain in Polish Air Force. #WWII 1939 to Romania post Soviet invasion of Poland. Mother & sister d in Warsaw uprising. Pilot in UK Air Transport Auxiliary. 1 of 3 Polish women #ATA pilots. d #OTD 12 Feb 2005 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stefani...
February 12, 2026 at 9:20 AM
Barbara Wojtulanis Polish aviator. Sports pilot then Captain in Polish Air Force. #WWII 1939 to Romania post Soviet invasion of Poland. Mother & sister d in Warsaw uprising. Pilot in UK Air Transport Auxiliary. 1 of 3 Polish women #ATA pilots. d #OTD 12 Feb 2005 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stefani...
Marie Louise Compernolle 1st #Flemish woman chemical engineer in #Belgium graduating Ghent University in 1932. She managed to get assistant jobs but was subjected to sexism from colleagues who didn't approve of women in workplace. d. #OTD 11 Feb 2005 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie_L...
February 11, 2026 at 11:01 PM
Marie Louise Compernolle 1st #Flemish woman chemical engineer in #Belgium graduating Ghent University in 1932. She managed to get assistant jobs but was subjected to sexism from colleagues who didn't approve of women in workplace. d. #OTD 11 Feb 2005 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie_L...
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Its International Day of Women & Girls in Science most of the time here but never one to waste a #Hashtag that showcases a great photo #WomenAndGirlsInScienceDay #WomenInEngineering #WomenEngineers #WomenInScience #WomenInSTEM #WomenScienceDay #InternationalDayOfWomenAndGirlsInScience
February 11, 2026 at 6:21 PM
Its International Day of Women & Girls in Science most of the time here but never one to waste a #Hashtag that showcases a great photo #WomenAndGirlsInScienceDay #WomenInEngineering #WomenEngineers #WomenInScience #WomenInSTEM #WomenScienceDay #InternationalDayOfWomenAndGirlsInScience
Very similar looking exercise
February 11, 2026 at 9:29 PM
Very similar looking exercise
That makes a lot of sense!
February 11, 2026 at 8:45 PM
That makes a lot of sense!
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Today is the #InternationalDayOfWomenAndGirlsInScience 👩🔬 This graphic highlights women of the periodic table, the elements they discovered, and the two elements named after women.
Plenty more graphics on women in chemistry here: www.compoundchem.com/category/wom...
#ChemSky 🧪
Plenty more graphics on women in chemistry here: www.compoundchem.com/category/wom...
#ChemSky 🧪
February 11, 2026 at 4:50 PM
Today is the #InternationalDayOfWomenAndGirlsInScience 👩🔬 This graphic highlights women of the periodic table, the elements they discovered, and the two elements named after women.
Plenty more graphics on women in chemistry here: www.compoundchem.com/category/wom...
#ChemSky 🧪
Plenty more graphics on women in chemistry here: www.compoundchem.com/category/wom...
#ChemSky 🧪
Invented by Joan Curran a Welsh woman physicist! ✨ A key player in Operation Windows, hence the name.
February 11, 2026 at 6:54 PM
Invented by Joan Curran a Welsh woman physicist! ✨ A key player in Operation Windows, hence the name.
Its International Day of Women & Girls in Science most of the time here but never one to waste a #Hashtag that showcases a great photo #WomenAndGirlsInScienceDay #WomenInEngineering #WomenEngineers #WomenInScience #WomenInSTEM #WomenScienceDay #InternationalDayOfWomenAndGirlsInScience
February 11, 2026 at 6:21 PM
Its International Day of Women & Girls in Science most of the time here but never one to waste a #Hashtag that showcases a great photo #WomenAndGirlsInScienceDay #WomenInEngineering #WomenEngineers #WomenInScience #WomenInSTEM #WomenScienceDay #InternationalDayOfWomenAndGirlsInScience
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So relatable #WomenAndGirlsInScienceDay
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February 11, 2025 at 7:22 PM
So relatable #WomenAndGirlsInScienceDay
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On #WomenAndGirlsInScienceDay we join in with a 1930s chemistry lesson at the National School in Long Eaton, where these budding scientists are carrying out exciting experiments.
#WomensHistory #science #1930s
#WomensHistory #science #1930s
February 11, 2026 at 11:05 AM
On #WomenAndGirlsInScienceDay we join in with a 1930s chemistry lesson at the National School in Long Eaton, where these budding scientists are carrying out exciting experiments.
#WomensHistory #science #1930s
#WomensHistory #science #1930s
Concepción Mendizábal Mendoza. 1st woman in #Mexico to earn #CivilEngineering degree. Studied @ Palacio de Minería engineering school graduated 1927 & passed her professional engineers exam #OTD 11 Feb 1930. Her thesis was unusual for time as illustrated with photos. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concepc...
February 11, 2026 at 11:38 AM
Concepción Mendizábal Mendoza. 1st woman in #Mexico to earn #CivilEngineering degree. Studied @ Palacio de Minería engineering school graduated 1927 & passed her professional engineers exam #OTD 11 Feb 1930. Her thesis was unusual for time as illustrated with photos. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concepc...
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Mathematician Sofya Kovalevskaya was the first woman to:
+ Earn a doctorate in #mathematics (in the modern sense)
+ Be appointed to a full professorship in mathematics
She was also one of the first women to work for a scientific journal as an editor. She died #OTD in 1891.
#WomenInSTEM
+ Earn a doctorate in #mathematics (in the modern sense)
+ Be appointed to a full professorship in mathematics
She was also one of the first women to work for a scientific journal as an editor. She died #OTD in 1891.
#WomenInSTEM
February 11, 2026 at 12:03 AM
Mathematician Sofya Kovalevskaya was the first woman to:
+ Earn a doctorate in #mathematics (in the modern sense)
+ Be appointed to a full professorship in mathematics
She was also one of the first women to work for a scientific journal as an editor. She died #OTD in 1891.
#WomenInSTEM
+ Earn a doctorate in #mathematics (in the modern sense)
+ Be appointed to a full professorship in mathematics
She was also one of the first women to work for a scientific journal as an editor. She died #OTD in 1891.
#WomenInSTEM
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Aéroclub Féminin la Stella #French women's aeronautical org founded #OTD 10 Feb 1909 by Marie Surcouf, aeronaut campaigner for women's rights. La Stella included women balloonists who had long struggle to be recognised as professional & sportswomen in field of flying en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A%C3%A9...
February 10, 2026 at 8:33 AM
Aéroclub Féminin la Stella #French women's aeronautical org founded #OTD 10 Feb 1909 by Marie Surcouf, aeronaut campaigner for women's rights. La Stella included women balloonists who had long struggle to be recognised as professional & sportswomen in field of flying en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A%C3%A9...
Edith Clarke, 1st woman MS in electrical engineering @ MIT, 1st professional female electrical engineer in US. Worked in #Turkey. 1st woman professor of electrical engineering @ Uni of Texas #Austin. Specialised in electrical power system analysis. b. 10 Feb 1883 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edith_C...
February 10, 2026 at 11:27 PM
Edith Clarke, 1st woman MS in electrical engineering @ MIT, 1st professional female electrical engineer in US. Worked in #Turkey. 1st woman professor of electrical engineering @ Uni of Texas #Austin. Specialised in electrical power system analysis. b. 10 Feb 1883 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edith_C...
Dorothy Smith electrical engineer. Worked for Metropolitan-Vickers 1916-59, retiring after 43 years. 1958 was only 2nd woman to gain Full Membership of Institution of Electrical Engineers (1st was Hertha Ayrton in 1899) @wes1919.bsky.social member b. #OTD 10 Feb 1899 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorothy...
February 10, 2026 at 11:12 PM
Dorothy Smith electrical engineer. Worked for Metropolitan-Vickers 1916-59, retiring after 43 years. 1958 was only 2nd woman to gain Full Membership of Institution of Electrical Engineers (1st was Hertha Ayrton in 1899) @wes1919.bsky.social member b. #OTD 10 Feb 1899 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorothy...
Jane Winstone New Zealand aviator. Earned pilot's license age of 16. #WWII applied as pilot to Air Transport Auxiliary, paid own way to UK to join #ATA Aug 1942 delivering Hurricanes & Spitfires d. #OTD 10 Feb 1944 when Spitfire engine failed causing crash. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_Wi...
February 10, 2026 at 11:05 PM
Jane Winstone New Zealand aviator. Earned pilot's license age of 16. #WWII applied as pilot to Air Transport Auxiliary, paid own way to UK to join #ATA Aug 1942 delivering Hurricanes & Spitfires d. #OTD 10 Feb 1944 when Spitfire engine failed causing crash. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_Wi...