Dr Rachel Brooks Gleason
One of the first women to practice medicine in the United States.
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Dr Katharine Burr Blodgett
American physicist and chemist best known for her groundbreaking work in surface chemistry, particularly for inventing non-reflective or “invisible” glass. Blodgett was the first woman to earn a Ph.D. in physics from the University of Cambridge in 1926.
Dr Kathryn D Sullivan
American geologist, former NASA astronaut, and oceanographer
Florence Merriam Bailey
American ornithologist, naturalist, and author
Dr Helen Caldicott
Australian physician, author, and anti-nuclear advocate who has dedicated much of her life to campaigning against the use of nuclear weapons and promoting environmental responsibility.
Helen Rodríguez Trías
Pioneering American pediatrician, educator, and women’s rights activist.
Mary Andrews
Irish geologist
Ann Diamond
New Zealand hotel-keeper, storekeeper, midwife
Frances Stewart
New Zealand women and children’s rights activist and the first female member of a New Zealand hospital board.
Ana Néri
Pioneer of nursing in Brazil who served during the Paraguayan War (1864-1870).