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11/11/1930 — b. Mildred S. Dresselhaus, American physicist, materials scientist, professor. A research leader in solid state physics. The first female president, American Physical Society; the first woman to win the National Medal of Science in Engineering (1990) #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #HistSci
November 11, 2025 at 5:24 PM
11/11/1930 — b. Mildred S. Dresselhaus, American physicist, materials scientist, professor. A research leader in solid state physics. The first female president, American Physical Society; the first woman to win the National Medal of Science in Engineering (1990) #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #HistSci
11/11/1886 — b. Alice Huyler Ramsey, American automotive pioneer, driver. The first woman to drive across the U.S. coast to coast (1909). NYC to San Francisco, completed the transcontinental trip 30+ more times. The first wmn Automotive Hall of Fame inductee (2000) #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #auto
November 11, 2025 at 5:10 PM
11/11/1886 — b. Alice Huyler Ramsey, American automotive pioneer, driver. The first woman to drive across the U.S. coast to coast (1909). NYC to San Francisco, completed the transcontinental trip 30+ more times. The first wmn Automotive Hall of Fame inductee (2000) #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #auto
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11/11/1865 — Mary Edwards Walker, the first female Army surgeon, is awarded the Medal of Honor for her Civil War service; she is the only woman to ever receive this honor #womenshistory #VeteransDay #WomenVets #CivilWar #USarmy #military #WomenInSTEM #MedSky #HistMed
November 11, 2025 at 4:47 PM
11/11/1865 — Mary Edwards Walker, the first female Army surgeon, is awarded the Medal of Honor for her Civil War service; she is the only woman to ever receive this honor #womenshistory #VeteransDay #WomenVets #CivilWar #USarmy #military #WomenInSTEM #MedSky #HistMed
11/10/1896 — b. Lady Mary Heath, Irish aviatrix, athlete, lecturer, author. Pioneer record-breaking aviator, the first woman to obtain a commercial pilot’s license(1926). Despatchrider(WWI), champion high-jumper + javelin-thrower. One of most famous wmn worldwide(mid-20s) #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM
November 10, 2025 at 5:33 PM
11/10/1896 — b. Lady Mary Heath, Irish aviatrix, athlete, lecturer, author. Pioneer record-breaking aviator, the first woman to obtain a commercial pilot’s license(1926). Despatchrider(WWI), champion high-jumper + javelin-thrower. One of most famous wmn worldwide(mid-20s) #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM
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Today is #WorldScienceDay for Peace & Development. Highlighting the role of science in society, the need to engage the public in debates on emerging science & the importance & relevance of science in our daily lives. #WomenInSTEM posts all day! 🥳
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November 10, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Today is #WorldScienceDay for Peace & Development. Highlighting the role of science in society, the need to engage the public in debates on emerging science & the importance & relevance of science in our daily lives. #WomenInSTEM posts all day! 🥳
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11/7/1867 — b. Maria Skłodowska (Marie Curie), Polish physicist, chemist, professor. Pioneer researcher of polonium, radium + radioactivity. First wmn prof, U of Paris; first person awarded 2 Nobel Prizes, physics + chemistry. Many honorary sci, med + law degrees #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #HistSci
November 7, 2025 at 3:59 PM
11/7/1867 — b. Maria Skłodowska (Marie Curie), Polish physicist, chemist, professor. Pioneer researcher of polonium, radium + radioactivity. First wmn prof, U of Paris; first person awarded 2 Nobel Prizes, physics + chemistry. Many honorary sci, med + law degrees #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #HistSci
11/6/1894 — b. Opal Kunz, American aviatrix, feminist, New York socialite. Completed several well-publicized flights, and encouraged women to become pilots. Charter member and the first president of the seminal women aviators’ organization, the Ninety-Nines #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #aviators
November 6, 2025 at 10:53 PM
11/6/1894 — b. Opal Kunz, American aviatrix, feminist, New York socialite. Completed several well-publicized flights, and encouraged women to become pilots. Charter member and the first president of the seminal women aviators’ organization, the Ninety-Nines #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #aviators
11/5/1833 — b. Georgeanna Woolsey, American nursing leader, educator, author. Civil War Union nurse; asst superintendent, US Army hosp, Portsmouth Grove, RI. Co-founder, Connecticut Training Sch for Nurses; wrote 2nd nursing manual published in the US #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #HistNursing #MedSky
November 5, 2025 at 10:29 PM
11/5/1833 — b. Georgeanna Woolsey, American nursing leader, educator, author. Civil War Union nurse; asst superintendent, US Army hosp, Portsmouth Grove, RI. Co-founder, Connecticut Training Sch for Nurses; wrote 2nd nursing manual published in the US #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #HistNursing #MedSky
11/4/1853 — b. Anna Bayerová, Czechoslovak physician. The second woman to become a medical doctor in Czechoslovakia (1881); the first official female physician in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Wrote a seminal book on the topic of women as physicians (1923) #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #HistMed #MedSky
November 4, 2025 at 4:29 PM
11/4/1853 — b. Anna Bayerová, Czechoslovak physician. The second woman to become a medical doctor in Czechoslovakia (1881); the first official female physician in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Wrote a seminal book on the topic of women as physicians (1923) #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #HistMed #MedSky
11/3/1914 — Mary Phelps Jacob, American inventor, is issued a patent for the backless brassiere by the U.S. Patent Office for a device that is lightweight, soft + separates the breasts. Her design was not the first bra, just the first bra to be patented #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #IP #patents
November 3, 2025 at 6:08 PM
11/3/1914 — Mary Phelps Jacob, American inventor, is issued a patent for the backless brassiere by the U.S. Patent Office for a device that is lightweight, soft + separates the breasts. Her design was not the first bra, just the first bra to be patented #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #IP #patents
10/31/1832 — b. Mary Ann Cotton, English serial killer, nurse, housekeeper. Britain’s most prolific known female #serialkiller; convicted + hanged for the murder of her stepson (1873). May have poisoned up to 21 persons; likely killed 3 of 4 husbands #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #Halloween #DarkAngel
October 31, 2025 at 3:06 PM
10/31/1832 — b. Mary Ann Cotton, English serial killer, nurse, housekeeper. Britain’s most prolific known female #serialkiller; convicted + hanged for the murder of her stepson (1873). May have poisoned up to 21 persons; likely killed 3 of 4 husbands #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #Halloween #DarkAngel
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The Largest Witchcraft Collection in the U.S. | Cornell Library’s Division of Rare + Manuscript Collections holds 3,000+ titles in their Witchcraft Collection rmc.library.cornell.edu/witchcraftco... #Halloween #womenshistory #witches #witchcraft #art #history
October 31, 2025 at 2:42 PM
The Largest Witchcraft Collection in the U.S. | Cornell Library’s Division of Rare + Manuscript Collections holds 3,000+ titles in their Witchcraft Collection rmc.library.cornell.edu/witchcraftco... #Halloween #womenshistory #witches #witchcraft #art #history
10/30/1889 — b. Anne-Marie Durand-Wever, German-American physician and birth control pioneer. Gynecologist; co-founder of Pro Familia, the German branch of the International Planned Parenthood Federation #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #HistMed #MedSky
October 30, 2025 at 2:16 PM
10/30/1889 — b. Anne-Marie Durand-Wever, German-American physician and birth control pioneer. Gynecologist; co-founder of Pro Familia, the German branch of the International Planned Parenthood Federation #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #HistMed #MedSky
10/29/1908 — b. Louise Bates Ames, American child psychologist, author. Renowned pioneer child development researcher; educated parents + teachers about the rhythms of child behavior. Wrote/co-wrote syndicated newspaper column + many best-selling books #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #HistSci #PsychHist
October 29, 2025 at 6:41 PM
10/29/1908 — b. Louise Bates Ames, American child psychologist, author. Renowned pioneer child development researcher; educated parents + teachers about the rhythms of child behavior. Wrote/co-wrote syndicated newspaper column + many best-selling books #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #HistSci #PsychHist
10/28/1816 — b. Mary Frame Thomas, American physician, reformer, suffrage leader, orator. The first woman admitted to the Indiana Medical Society; early female member of the American Medical Association. President of the American Woman Suffrage Assn(1880) #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #HistMed #MedSky
October 28, 2025 at 3:59 PM
10/28/1816 — b. Mary Frame Thomas, American physician, reformer, suffrage leader, orator. The first woman admitted to the Indiana Medical Society; early female member of the American Medical Association. President of the American Woman Suffrage Assn(1880) #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #HistMed #MedSky
10/27/1931 — b. Nawal El Saadawi, Egyptian physician, psychiatrist, sociologist, feminist, author and journalist. Egyptian public health physician; global #womensrights speaker, militant Arab women’s issues writer. Widely translated contemporary Egyptian writer #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #HistMed
October 27, 2025 at 5:50 PM
10/27/1931 — b. Nawal El Saadawi, Egyptian physician, psychiatrist, sociologist, feminist, author and journalist. Egyptian public health physician; global #womensrights speaker, militant Arab women’s issues writer. Widely translated contemporary Egyptian writer #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #HistMed
10/24/1896 — b. Marjorie Stewart Joyner, American cosmetologist, inventor, civil rights activist. The first Af-Am woman to receive a U.S. patent; invented a permanent wave machine that would set hair for days. Collaborated with Eleanor Roosevelt #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #HistSci #woc #patents
October 24, 2025 at 4:55 PM
10/24/1896 — b. Marjorie Stewart Joyner, American cosmetologist, inventor, civil rights activist. The first Af-Am woman to receive a U.S. patent; invented a permanent wave machine that would set hair for days. Collaborated with Eleanor Roosevelt #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #HistSci #woc #patents
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🎉 Congratulations to UC Berkeley biostatistician Jingshen Wang, who has been named a 2026 Emerging Woman Leader in Data Science by the Institute of Mathematical Statistics! 🏅
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#DataScience #Statistics #Biostatistics #UCBerkeley #WomenInSTEM
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#DataScience #Statistics #Biostatistics #UCBerkeley #WomenInSTEM
Jingshen Wang named Emerging Woman Leader in Data Science
This award is given annually to three women data scientists who are within 10 years of completing their PhD.
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October 24, 2025 at 4:02 PM
🎉 Congratulations to UC Berkeley biostatistician Jingshen Wang, who has been named a 2026 Emerging Woman Leader in Data Science by the Institute of Mathematical Statistics! 🏅
https://ow.ly/M7eU50Xh9nJ
#DataScience #Statistics #Biostatistics #UCBerkeley #WomenInSTEM
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10/23/1889 — b. Frieda Fromm-Reichmann, German-American psychiatrist, psychoanalyst, author. Pioneer of psychotherapeutic treatment of psychosis; innovative treatment of schizophrenics & manic-depressive disorders. “Principles of Intensive Psychotherapy” (1950) #womenshistory #WomeninSTEM #PsychHist
October 23, 2025 at 6:39 PM
10/23/1889 — b. Frieda Fromm-Reichmann, German-American psychiatrist, psychoanalyst, author. Pioneer of psychotherapeutic treatment of psychosis; innovative treatment of schizophrenics & manic-depressive disorders. “Principles of Intensive Psychotherapy” (1950) #womenshistory #WomeninSTEM #PsychHist
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10/22/1875 — b. Harriet Chalmers Adams, American explorer, photographer, author, lecturer. The foremost woman explorer (early 20th c); traveled Asia, S. America + S. Pacific; contributor, Natl Geographic(1907-35). Co-founder, Society of Women Geographers(1925-33) #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #HistSci
October 21, 2025 at 5:00 PM
10/22/1875 — b. Harriet Chalmers Adams, American explorer, photographer, author, lecturer. The foremost woman explorer (early 20th c); traveled Asia, S. America + S. Pacific; contributor, Natl Geographic(1907-35). Co-founder, Society of Women Geographers(1925-33) #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #HistSci
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Elsie Widdowson FRS specialised in the scientific analysis of food, and revolutionised the way we think about nutrition. Find out more about her work on our blog: #WomenInSTEM royalsociety.org/blog/2020/01...
October 21, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Elsie Widdowson FRS specialised in the scientific analysis of food, and revolutionised the way we think about nutrition. Find out more about her work on our blog: #WomenInSTEM royalsociety.org/blog/2020/01...
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🌊 Delighted to share that our first-ever #GirlsintoOceanScience event is now fully booked!
We have 93 girls registered to join us at the @marine-station.bsky.social on Friday, 31st October.
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#GiOS #MarineScience #WomenInSTEM #UoP🧪🌍🦑
We have 93 girls registered to join us at the @marine-station.bsky.social on Friday, 31st October.
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#GiOS #MarineScience #WomenInSTEM #UoP🧪🌍🦑
Girls into Ocean Science
What's on at the University of Plymouth: Girls into Ocean Science. Join us for a day of discovery and inspiration, and take the first step toward a...
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October 21, 2025 at 2:28 PM
🌊 Delighted to share that our first-ever #GirlsintoOceanScience event is now fully booked!
We have 93 girls registered to join us at the @marine-station.bsky.social on Friday, 31st October.
www.plymouth.ac.uk/whats-on/gir...
#GiOS #MarineScience #WomenInSTEM #UoP🧪🌍🦑
We have 93 girls registered to join us at the @marine-station.bsky.social on Friday, 31st October.
www.plymouth.ac.uk/whats-on/gir...
#GiOS #MarineScience #WomenInSTEM #UoP🧪🌍🦑
10/20/1847 — Elizabeth Blackwell’s application to medical school is accepted after previously being denied admission to 29 medical schools. She was the first woman to receive a medical degree in the United States + the first woman on the U.K. Medical Register #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #HistMed
October 20, 2025 at 5:27 PM
10/20/1847 — Elizabeth Blackwell’s application to medical school is accepted after previously being denied admission to 29 medical schools. She was the first woman to receive a medical degree in the United States + the first woman on the U.K. Medical Register #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #HistMed
10/19/1894 — b. Lois Meek Stolz, American psychologist, author, professor. Psychology researcher; focus edu, child/sex-role development + parent/child relations. Distinguished Contribution to Psychology Award, American Psychological Association (1967) #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #PsychHist #HistSci
October 19, 2025 at 9:03 PM
10/19/1894 — b. Lois Meek Stolz, American psychologist, author, professor. Psychology researcher; focus edu, child/sex-role development + parent/child relations. Distinguished Contribution to Psychology Award, American Psychological Association (1967) #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #PsychHist #HistSci