Dr Mary Strangman
Irish doctor and suffragist
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Ethel Pritchard
New Zealand nurse who served in WWI
Mamie Cadden
Irish midwife and abortionist
Dr Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard
Christiane “Janni” Nüsslein-Volhard is a prominent German developmental biologist who received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1995, making her the only German woman to achieve this distinction in the field of science.
Flossie Wong-Staal
Chinese-American virologist and molecular biologist whose pioneering work reshaped our understanding of HIV/AIDS. She was a trailblazer who made history by successfully cloning HIV and unveiling its genetic intricacies. This monumental achievement marked a significant leap forward in confirming HIV as the root cause of AIDS.
Dr María Ruiz
Distinguished Chilean astronomer; the first woman to receive Chile’s National Prize for Exact Sciences, the first female astrophysics doctorate from Princeton University, and the first woman president of the Chilean Academy of Sciences.
Dr Temple Grandin
Temple Grandin is an accomplished American scholar and expert in animal behavior.
Carrie Derick
Canadian botanist and geneticist, the first female professor in a Canadian university, played a crucial role in founding McGill University’s genetics department.
Mary Agnes Chase
American botanist specializing in agrostology, the study of grasses.
Alice Eastwood
Canadian-American botanist known for her pivotal role in curating the botanical collection at the California Academy of Sciences. She authored over 310 scientific articles and named 395 land plant species, ranking as the fourth most prolific female scientist in this regard.