On September 16, 1910, Bessica Faith Curtis Medlar Raiche, M.D., having had no training, made a solo flight in an airplane that she and her husband had built at their home in Mineola, NY. The New York Aeronautical Society presented her an award on October 13 to recognize her as “the nation’s first intentional solo by a woman.”
1800s Mexican-American pioneer, businesswoman, healer, and landowner
Dr. Me-Iung Ting worked tirelessly to improve medical care for women, children, and refugees, even when it put her at great personal risk.
1800s British doctor
American electrical engineer with expertise in power systems and was influential in the design of dams across the American West, including Hoover Dam.
American biochemist who developed a groundbreaking procedure that led to a reliable tuberculosis test (TB test), used to detect the potentially deadly virus in infants, children and adults worldwide. She also contributed to the development of safety measures for intravenous drug therapy.
American paleontologist
James Cook and Kate Graham first discovered the fossil deposits later to become known as Agate Fossil Beds.
One of the most successful botanists and female plant collectors of her time; she did not begin her career until she was 55 years old.
Philanthropist, zoologist, paleontologist, and heiress who established the University of California Museum of Paleontology and Museum of Vertebrate Zoology.