Marie Curie became the first woman to win a Nobel Prize and the first person—man or woman—to win the award twice. 
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R is for Rosalind Franklin
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“Her Research and Discoveries on Viruses Remain of Lasting Benefit to Mankind.”
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Happy ! Feast your eyes on this illustration entitled Catasetum saccatum by Sarah Anne Drake (1803-1857), produced for Lindley's 'Sertum Orchidaceum’ publication

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Day 19 features Patricia Bath, ophthalmologist and surgeon, and first lady to lead a grad program in and an inventor!

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Happy 137th birthday to Emmy Noether, who united the conservation laws of physics and made fundamental contributions to the development of linear algebra!! https://t.co/ZEztQt1Bqh

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The "Black-headed Snake" exquisitely & expertly illustrated by Harriet Scott, in "The Snakes of Australia" (Krefft 1869). https://t.co/cllxbymNin via (Aspidites melanocephalus)

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Day12 Mamie Phipps Clark, psychologist who studied development of self-consciousness in black children, very influential in the Brown v Board of Ed case.

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Maria Sibylla Merian, Berthe Hoola van Nooten and Elizabeth Blackwell; three strong women who used their talents as botanical artists to support their families, at a time when women were not expected to be financially independent

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Just 1 pic today as it's our annual Men in White event >200 yr9 pupils from across SW coming into the labs to try real science. Also dispel myths about who can be a scientist.

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Sarah, ZSL's Archivist, did an online chat session with some KS2 students about Joan Procter, ZSL's former Curator of Reptiles and Amphibians. Find out more about Joan Procter in Sarah's blog https://t.co/FtZy4lwnv6

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Day 5 of features Jane Cooke Wright, cancer researcher and contributor to chemotherapy and tissue culture techniques.

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It's time! I'm Dale, and since 2014, I have written and drawn comics about historical and current ! Here are some, and you can find them all here: https://t.co/uOcuuuyjfu

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Comic from this week's featuring Theano of Croton, one of seventeen documented women to play a role in the ancient Greek Pythagorean school of philosophy and mathematics! https://t.co/dU6tbq6ija

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Day 3 of celebrates Virginia Apgar, an obstetrician who created the Apgar test, a way to score a newborn after birth, id-ing potential problems after birth.

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Day 1 We open with Hypatia of Alexandria, philosopher, astronomer, mathematician, teacher - murdered by a Christian mob due to a political feud.

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As season to honor is coming, I'm resurrecting my project featuring Working on a list of historic & modern to draw. Send your recs, retweet/follow if you love

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