Are you curious about the world around you? Do you like the challenge of figuring out why things are the way they are? Do you like math or science? You're in good company!!
Women have been making significant contributions in math and science for as long as humans have been studying these subjects.
Linda Hayden
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Mathematician
Linda Hayden is a professor at ECSU and is well-known for her dedication to increasing opportunities for minorities in math and science fields.
Learn more about her from The HistoryMakers.
Omowunmi Sadik
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Chemist
Omowunmi Sadik is a professor at Binghamton University and a leader in the field of research studying biosensors and sustainable nanotechnology.
Learn more about her from The HistoryMakers.
Alexandria Tinné
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Explorer
Alexandrina Tinné was a Dutch explorer in Africa in the 1860s. She collected now rare artifacts of the material culture in the Sudan.
Learn more about her from WomeninExploration.org
Gertrude Cori
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Biochemist
Gerty Cori, along with her husband Carl, won the 1947 Nobel Prize in Psysiology or Medicine for their work on the process of glycogen metabolism.
Learn more about her from the Nobel Foundation.
Rachel Carson
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Marine Biologist
Rachel Carson is perhaps best known as a conservationist who wrote The Sea Around Us and Silent Spring.
Learn more about her from RachelCarson.org.
Flemmie Pansy Kittrell
Nutritionist
Flemmie Kittrell conducted research on nutrition's role in child development and advocated for programs around the world that promoted better nutrition.
Learn more about her from BlackPast.org.
Katherine Johnson
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Mathematician
Katherine Johnson, featured in Hidden Figures, did the complex calculations critical for the success of early American space flights.
Learn more about her from NASA.
Dorothy Vaughan
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Mathematician
Dorothy Vaughan, featured in Hidden Figures, taught herself and others computer programming and became the first African-American supervisor at NASA.
Learn more about her from NASA.
The HistoryMakers is the largest collection of oral history testimonies of African Americans. Explore an expansive selection of biographies for men and women in math and sciences.
For even more examples of women making waves in STEM throughout history, check out Lost Women of Science, which includes a fantastic podcast that takes deep dives into the lives of these amazing women.