WilliaminaFlemingAstronomer
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Scottish-American astronomer, 1857-1911. One of the Harvard Women Computers, Discoverer and Curator of Stars.
(Photo: Harvard University Archive)
My historical fiction novel-in-verse based on the life of this remarkable woman: https://a.co/d/25zVggG
(Photo: Harvard University Archive)
My historical fiction novel-in-verse based on the life of this remarkable woman: https://a.co/d/25zVggG
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Zoologist & primatologist Dian Fossey was murdered #OTD in 1985.
She is best known for researching the endangered #gorillas of the Rwandan mountain forest. #WomenInSTEM
Fossey's memoir 𝘎𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘢𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘔𝘪𝘴𝘵 was adapted into the 1988 movie of the same name (w/Sigourney Weaver).
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She is best known for researching the endangered #gorillas of the Rwandan mountain forest. #WomenInSTEM
Fossey's memoir 𝘎𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘢𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘔𝘪𝘴𝘵 was adapted into the 1988 movie of the same name (w/Sigourney Weaver).
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December 26, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Zoologist & primatologist Dian Fossey was murdered #OTD in 1985.
She is best known for researching the endangered #gorillas of the Rwandan mountain forest. #WomenInSTEM
Fossey's memoir 𝘎𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘢𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘔𝘪𝘴𝘵 was adapted into the 1988 movie of the same name (w/Sigourney Weaver).
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She is best known for researching the endangered #gorillas of the Rwandan mountain forest. #WomenInSTEM
Fossey's memoir 𝘎𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘢𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘔𝘪𝘴𝘵 was adapted into the 1988 movie of the same name (w/Sigourney Weaver).
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Marie Curie (w/husband Pierre) discovered radium #OTD in 1898.
It revolutionized #science & launched radioactivity, nuclear physics & cancer therapy. They won the 1903 Nobel in Physics & she became the only person to win a Nobel in 2 science categories with her 1911 Nobel in Chemistry. #WomenInSTEM
It revolutionized #science & launched radioactivity, nuclear physics & cancer therapy. They won the 1903 Nobel in Physics & she became the only person to win a Nobel in 2 science categories with her 1911 Nobel in Chemistry. #WomenInSTEM
December 26, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Marie Curie (w/husband Pierre) discovered radium #OTD in 1898.
It revolutionized #science & launched radioactivity, nuclear physics & cancer therapy. They won the 1903 Nobel in Physics & she became the only person to win a Nobel in 2 science categories with her 1911 Nobel in Chemistry. #WomenInSTEM
It revolutionized #science & launched radioactivity, nuclear physics & cancer therapy. They won the 1903 Nobel in Physics & she became the only person to win a Nobel in 2 science categories with her 1911 Nobel in Chemistry. #WomenInSTEM
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Yesterday was algebraic geometer Shihoko Ishii's 75th birthday! An expert in singularity theory, her 2016 Introduction to Singularities is the place to go to start your adventure in this exciting realm of mathematics!
#WomenInSTEM #MathSky 🧪🧮
#WomenInSTEM #MathSky 🧪🧮
December 26, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Yesterday was algebraic geometer Shihoko Ishii's 75th birthday! An expert in singularity theory, her 2016 Introduction to Singularities is the place to go to start your adventure in this exciting realm of mathematics!
#WomenInSTEM #MathSky 🧪🧮
#WomenInSTEM #MathSky 🧪🧮
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December 26, 2025 at 12:44 AM
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12/26/1636 — b. Justine Siegemundin, German physician, midwife, author. Wrote the evidence-based “Court Midwife” (1690), a widely read German obstetrical manual written from a female perspective that revolutionized obstetrics + midwifery in the era #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #MedSky #HistMed #ObSky
December 26, 2025 at 10:04 PM
12/26/1636 — b. Justine Siegemundin, German physician, midwife, author. Wrote the evidence-based “Court Midwife” (1690), a widely read German obstetrical manual written from a female perspective that revolutionized obstetrics + midwifery in the era #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #MedSky #HistMed #ObSky
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Scottish mathematician, astronomer & polymath Mary Somerville was born #OTD in 1780. #WomenInSTEM
William Whewell coined the term "scientist" in a review of Somerville's book, 𝘖𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘹𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘩𝘺𝘴𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘚𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘴. Used as gender-neutral term as the common term at the time was "man of science."
William Whewell coined the term "scientist" in a review of Somerville's book, 𝘖𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘹𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘩𝘺𝘴𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘚𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘴. Used as gender-neutral term as the common term at the time was "man of science."
December 26, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Scottish mathematician, astronomer & polymath Mary Somerville was born #OTD in 1780. #WomenInSTEM
William Whewell coined the term "scientist" in a review of Somerville's book, 𝘖𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘹𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘩𝘺𝘴𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘚𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘴. Used as gender-neutral term as the common term at the time was "man of science."
William Whewell coined the term "scientist" in a review of Somerville's book, 𝘖𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘹𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘩𝘺𝘴𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘚𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘴. Used as gender-neutral term as the common term at the time was "man of science."
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📅Dec 22,1891: Asteroid 323 Brucia became the 1st asteroid discovered using photography. Named in honor of Catherine Wolfe Bruce, a prominent supporter of astronomy, providing funding for the telescope used by astronomer Max Wolf who made the discovery #WomenInSTEM #WomenInHistory
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December 22, 2025 at 3:47 PM
📅Dec 22,1891: Asteroid 323 Brucia became the 1st asteroid discovered using photography. Named in honor of Catherine Wolfe Bruce, a prominent supporter of astronomy, providing funding for the telescope used by astronomer Max Wolf who made the discovery #WomenInSTEM #WomenInHistory
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This Electrical And Computer Engineering Professor Is Making STEM More Inclusive Through Creative Curricula, Mentorship, And Storytelling - AfroTech
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December 16, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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Octopus Teapot by Japanese ceramic artist Keiko Masumoto #Womensart
December 5, 2025 at 6:08 AM
Octopus Teapot by Japanese ceramic artist Keiko Masumoto #Womensart
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'Inky drawing of a reindeer' by Scottish artist, Kerry Phippen #WomensArt
December 5, 2025 at 6:13 AM
'Inky drawing of a reindeer' by Scottish artist, Kerry Phippen #WomensArt
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In 2019 a group of Bolivian indigenous women aka the “Climbing Cholitas” summitted Mount Aconcagua, Argentina (highest point - Southern Hemisphere) The women had previously worked for years as cooks for mostly rich male mountaineers. They climbed in traditional dress #WomensArt
December 5, 2025 at 6:18 AM
In 2019 a group of Bolivian indigenous women aka the “Climbing Cholitas” summitted Mount Aconcagua, Argentina (highest point - Southern Hemisphere) The women had previously worked for years as cooks for mostly rich male mountaineers. They climbed in traditional dress #WomensArt
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Dee Nickerson, contemporary painter who explores themes of living in the countryside #WomensArt #FridayFeeling #ArtAdvent
December 5, 2025 at 6:29 AM
Dee Nickerson, contemporary painter who explores themes of living in the countryside #WomensArt #FridayFeeling #ArtAdvent
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🔭 M77: Spiral Galaxy with an Active Center
Image Credit: Hubble, NASA, ESA, L. C. Ho, D. Thilker
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Image Credit: Hubble, NASA, ESA, L. C. Ho, D. Thilker
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December 2, 2025 at 8:00 AM
🔭 M77: Spiral Galaxy with an Active Center
Image Credit: Hubble, NASA, ESA, L. C. Ho, D. Thilker
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Image Credit: Hubble, NASA, ESA, L. C. Ho, D. Thilker
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Print by contemporary Polish artist Laura Makabresku #WomensArt ❄️
December 5, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Print by contemporary Polish artist Laura Makabresku #WomensArt ❄️
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Wishing a happy 95th birthday to veterinary pathologist Betty Collette! She studied hypertension in animals at Georgetown University in the 1950s, where she was the only Black researcher in the pathology department.
#WomenInSTEM #BlackWomenInSTEM #VeterinaryScience 🧪
#WomenInSTEM #BlackWomenInSTEM #VeterinaryScience 🧪
December 5, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Wishing a happy 95th birthday to veterinary pathologist Betty Collette! She studied hypertension in animals at Georgetown University in the 1950s, where she was the only Black researcher in the pathology department.
#WomenInSTEM #BlackWomenInSTEM #VeterinaryScience 🧪
#WomenInSTEM #BlackWomenInSTEM #VeterinaryScience 🧪
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📅 Dec 5th 1900: Yoshioka Yayoi, A Japanese physician, educator, & women's rights activist founded the Tokyo Women's Medical University before she turned 30! 🩺 She broke barriers so women could become doctors & gain economic independence.
#WomenInHistory #WomenInSTEM
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#WomenInHistory #WomenInSTEM
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December 5, 2025 at 4:16 PM
📅 Dec 5th 1900: Yoshioka Yayoi, A Japanese physician, educator, & women's rights activist founded the Tokyo Women's Medical University before she turned 30! 🩺 She broke barriers so women could become doctors & gain economic independence.
#WomenInHistory #WomenInSTEM
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#WomenInHistory #WomenInSTEM
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Born #OnThisDay in 1931 was plant scientist Enid MacRobbie FRS, whose work helped explain the workings behind the stomata of plants. She was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1991. #WomenInSTEM https://royalsociety.org/people/enid-macrobbie-11862/
December 5, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Born #OnThisDay in 1931 was plant scientist Enid MacRobbie FRS, whose work helped explain the workings behind the stomata of plants. She was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1991. #WomenInSTEM https://royalsociety.org/people/enid-macrobbie-11862/
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#OTD in 1935, Mary McLeod Bethune, American educator & #civilrights activist, founded the National Council of Negro Women.
Bethune, the first in her family not born into slavery, became one of the most influential women of her generation & a trusted voice to 5 US presidents. #blackhistory #history
Bethune, the first in her family not born into slavery, became one of the most influential women of her generation & a trusted voice to 5 US presidents. #blackhistory #history
December 5, 2025 at 5:08 PM
#OTD in 1935, Mary McLeod Bethune, American educator & #civilrights activist, founded the National Council of Negro Women.
Bethune, the first in her family not born into slavery, became one of the most influential women of her generation & a trusted voice to 5 US presidents. #blackhistory #history
Bethune, the first in her family not born into slavery, became one of the most influential women of her generation & a trusted voice to 5 US presidents. #blackhistory #history
Elizabeth Agassiz was a personal and professional friend of Williamina Fleming, who guest-lectured at Radcliffe.
Educator & naturalist Elizabeth Agassiz was born #OTD in 1822.
She was the co-founder & 1st president of Radcliffe College. #education #highered #academia
Great story: When Women Weren’t Allowed to Go to Harvard, Elizabeth Cary Agassiz Brought Harvard to Them www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/w...
She was the co-founder & 1st president of Radcliffe College. #education #highered #academia
Great story: When Women Weren’t Allowed to Go to Harvard, Elizabeth Cary Agassiz Brought Harvard to Them www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/w...
December 6, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Elizabeth Agassiz was a personal and professional friend of Williamina Fleming, who guest-lectured at Radcliffe.
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Ann Welch UK pilot. 1934 earned pilot's licence @ 17. #WWII Air Transport Auxiliary pilot. 1980 Fédération Aéronautique Internationale's Gold Air Medal 4 contribution to develop't of 4 air sports #gliding #HangGliding #paragliding #microlight flying d #OTD 5 Dec 2002 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ann_Welch
December 5, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Ann Welch UK pilot. 1934 earned pilot's licence @ 17. #WWII Air Transport Auxiliary pilot. 1980 Fédération Aéronautique Internationale's Gold Air Medal 4 contribution to develop't of 4 air sports #gliding #HangGliding #paragliding #microlight flying d #OTD 5 Dec 2002 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ann_Welch
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New solar system lecture on Venus, our nearest neighbor! All about why its surface is hell if it was a physical place, the runaway greenhouse effect, and more!
(For those new, I'm teaching the solar system for non-majors and am putting the lectures online for free. Enjoy!) 🔭🧪🎢
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(For those new, I'm teaching the solar system for non-majors and am putting the lectures online for free. Enjoy!) 🔭🧪🎢
youtu.be/q0f3mdlRBbw
Solar System Lecture- Venus, our Nearest Neighbor
YouTube video by Astronomer here!
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December 6, 2025 at 3:29 PM
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I'm very encouraged some American HS students developed a breakthrough in detecting & treating Lyme Disease, potentially a game-changer for this devastating disease!
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Teens may have come up with a new way to detect, treat Lyme disease using CRISPR gene editing
To compete at iGEM, a sort of science Olympics, teens at a Georgia high school set their sights on finding a better way to detect and treat Lyme disease. Their approach uses CRISPR gene editing.
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December 6, 2025 at 2:38 AM
I'm very encouraged some American HS students developed a breakthrough in detecting & treating Lyme Disease, potentially a game-changer for this devastating disease!
@drjudystone.bsky.social
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The decision by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to downgrade its recommendations to protect infants from hepatitis B is a dangerous move that will harm children.
Click here to read AAP's full statement: bit.ly/3Y9ZQJT
Click here to read AAP's full statement: bit.ly/3Y9ZQJT
December 5, 2025 at 4:15 PM
The decision by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to downgrade its recommendations to protect infants from hepatitis B is a dangerous move that will harm children.
Click here to read AAP's full statement: bit.ly/3Y9ZQJT
Click here to read AAP's full statement: bit.ly/3Y9ZQJT
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Sarah Evans, contemporary Welsh artist and landscape painter #womensart
December 6, 2025 at 6:37 AM
Sarah Evans, contemporary Welsh artist and landscape painter #womensart
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Carol Long, contemporary US ceramicist who draws influences from plant and animal life and also art nouveau #womensart
December 6, 2025 at 6:40 AM
Carol Long, contemporary US ceramicist who draws influences from plant and animal life and also art nouveau #womensart