Virginia Alexander, physician, Philadelphian, pioneer in public health & social justice, was born in 1899. You can learn more about her in ' Doctor or Doctress: https://t.co/Hs1PzqPD7A

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The new post about INKcredible by features the mother of computing: The Amazing Grace!
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Happy birthday, Elizabeth Blackwell! The 1st woman in the US to receive a medical degree, Blackwell, born in 1821, championed women in medicine and opened her own medical college for women. More about her from .
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In this 1927 photo of the Dearborn Chemical Company offices, we know the names of only two of the women: Ella Cantlon stands at the door and Eva Vaughn sits at a desk on the far right. Explore images of in our collection: https://t.co/7lCIHqmOwM

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This week's features Ynés Mexia – renowned Mexican American who cataloged the rich of North & South America.

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We towed neuston net. There are many micro plastics.. There is a bottle cap. I wonder how long it has been in ocean..👿

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昨日もプランクトンや小魚に混ざってマイクロプラスチックがとれました..ペットボトルのキャップと思われるものまで..いつから海に浮いていたのでしょうか..

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This week in 1818, Mary Shelley's novel Frankenstein was published anonymously in London with 500 copies printed. She was 21. Shelley had started writing it at age 18, on 16 Jun 1816. https://t.co/zetGLbQo3K

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Today I decided to process an image with data from the Hubble Legacy Archive. It was definitely an interesting challenge and I’ll probably be doing this more often. Happy New Year!

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It’s the time of year when we’re all making Even Alice Hamilton has one. Learn more about this early 20th century advocate. https://t.co/0O1cvNbQuJ

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Happy 308th Birthday to Laura Bassi!! She was an early expert on electrical phenomena and the first woman to obtain a full professorship in Europe! https://t.co/DYlvTTEJLR

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Even if you can’t make it to today’s Edit-A-Thon, we still want to hear from you! Which Wikipedia articles about women environmentalists and ecologists would you like to see improved?

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There’s still time to register for tomorrow’s Wikipedia Edit-A-Thon! Join us for a day dedicated to improving Wikipedia’s representation of women in science. https://t.co/DM2BmcdVy1

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New post out tomorrow! "The Petrified Fern" by Mary Bolles Branch is about how time may reveal the worth of an apparently "useless" thing, like a very small fern. Featuring super awesome guest art by !

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Perfect picture book pairing: ADA BYRON LOVELACE AND THE THINKING MACHINE and GRACE HOPPER: QUEEN OF COMPUTER CODE.

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Snippets from my Women Scientists series. Check our the rest at https://t.co/igGKisnbeG

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In collaboration with the series presents Laura Bassi - Physicist & the 1st woman to become a professor in a scientific field in the EU https://t.co/VdOzZjJFVE
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As a tribute to Johanna "Tilly" Edinger (1897-1967), paleontologist and founder of paleoneurology, I drew her in my new about Europe's for Dinopark Münchehagen!

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