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Marjorie Lee Browne was born in Memphis, Tennessee on this day in 1914. She was a mathematician/educator who was one of the first Black women to earn a Ph.D in Mathematics in the U.S., graduating from the University of Michigan in 1950.


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2022-09-10



Zoe Saldaña was born in Passaic, New Jersey on this day in 1978. The actress has worked on a multitude of films like the Star Trek series, Vivo & The Adam Project in addition to some of the highest grossing film franchises with the MCU & Avatar series.

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2022-06-20



Alessandra Ferri was born in Milan, Italy on this day in 1963. One of only a dozen prima ballerina assolutas, she trained at The Royal Ballet School before becoming a principal dancer for The Royal Ballet & the American Ballet Theatre. 🩰

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2022-05-07



Pianist Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel was born in Hamburg, Germany on this day in 1805. Composer of over 450 songs including the Easter Sonata, she was a brilliant musician during the Romantic period of classical music! 🇩🇪🎼


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2021-11-15



Geographer/journalist Eliza Scidmore was born in Clinton, Iowa today in 1856. First woman to sit on the board of trustees of the National Geographic Society, her work took her to places like Alaska's Inside Passage & Japan.


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2021-10-15



Oceanographer/biologist María de los Ángeles Alvariño González was born in Ferrol, Spain today in 1916. First woman to work as a scientist aboard a British or Spanish exploration boat, she discovered 22 new species of marine animals! 🇪🇸


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2021-10-04



Happy International Day of Women & Girls in Science! As we look at brilliant like Marie Curie, Katherine Johnson & Evangelina Villegas, we thank them & others for their contributions!



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2021-02-12



Elizabeth Blackwell earned an M.D. from Geneva Medical College in Geneva, New York in 1849, becoming the first female Doctor in the U.S.!




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2021-01-24