Jacqueline Barton probes DNA by shooting electrons through it. Using custom-built molecules to direct these electrical currents, she can locate genes, see how they are arranged, and scan them for damage.
Barton hopes that these techniques will lead to new ways to diagnose diseases and treat them through DNA repair. To further this end she cofounded GeneOhm Sciences in 2001, which became part of Becton, Dickinson and Company in 2006.
Although her ideas were considered less radical as the nineteenth century drew to a close, in her emphasis on the value of work for women and on the right of women to lead their own lives, Mary Taylor was more uncompromising than most feminists of her time.
New York madame and author
The first New Zealand woman to achieve national prominence in motor racing and to establish a significant automotive business
New Zealand farmer and landowner
New Zealand teacher, feminist, educationalist and art dealer
New Zealand teacher, principal, businesswoman and political activist
New Zealand property owner and landlord
New Zealand boarding-house manager, trade unionist and consumer advocate
New Zealand shopkeeper and businesswoman. In 1891, Meech filed suit against Wellington City Council for the pollution of her baths caused by their destructor plant; she won the case and £200 as compensation