The Modern Amphitrite: The Many Nautical Revolutions Of Janet Taylor
The nineteenth century saw Great Britain expanding vociferously into new markets, extending its influence, for better or worse, into every corner of the globe ...
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Bringing Science To Psychoanalysis: The Many Survivals of Sabina Spielrein
The life of Russian psychologist Sabina Spielrein (1885-1942) began in emotional and physical abuse, and ended with the murder of herself and her two daughters...
A Scientist Takes The Helm: The Story of German Chancellor Angela Merkel
In 1989, Angela Merkel was a quantum chemist with a respectable reputation for applying statistical mathematics to chemical analysis. In 1991, she was a ...
Disease Fighters: Six Women Who Combated Humanity’s Deadliest Threats
The last two months have seen heroism of unprecedented scale from the medical workers of the world, and among them a cavalcade of women nurses, doctors, emerge...
Girl Scout, Age 6, Pushes Through Fears, Challenges Daily, Determined To Sell 4,040 Boxes Of Cookies
Meet 6-year-old Stella Vanwhy. She joined the Girl Scouts just 5 months ago and is already a cookie entrepreneur managing her first sale and a very big goal: s...
Love And Butterflies: The Adventures Of Victorian Lepidopterist Margaret Fountaine
For a young English woman of respectable lineage, the 19th century offered a clear, well delineated path from birth to death, full of tradition and routine and...
Sorry, But Male Geniuses Are Replaceable
Science is a process, and exaggerating a single person’s contributions prohibits progress — especially when that person derails women’s careers.By Sarah Ol...
Dr. Frances Kelsey, The Woman Who Saved The US From The Worst Pharmaceutical Disaster In History
By James Essinger - Most people in the United States today have never heard of the drug thalidomide, but they ought to know the danger they escaped. I...
Young Female Rocket Scientist Launches Nation’s First Print Magazine For Girls In STEM
By Natalie Hahn - Reinvented Inc., a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, this month announced the launch of their magazine’s first issue. Reinvented Magazin...