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Caged By War: The Abbreviated Life Of Aeronautical Engineer And Test Pilot Countess Melitta von Stauffenberg

Dale DeBakcsyMay 20, 2020

The last decade of Countess Melitta von Stauffenberg's life was ringed by impossible decisions, choices that you and I will never experience outside of a theor...

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Women In Science Puppet Theater Series, Episode 2: The Tale Of Cosmetic Chemist, Hazel Bishop

wyskMay 5, 2020

In this week's episode of our Women In Science Puppet Theater video series (click image above to watch), kids get to know cosmetic chemist, Hazel Bishop (1906-...

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From Nebraska’s Fields To The Ocean’s Floor: The Long Road Of Evolutionary Biologist Elma González

Dale DeBakcsyApril 29, 2020

There is a theory that curiosity originates in leisure, that only after one has taken care of the big important things like food and shelter can one spare the ...

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“The Legend of Joan of Arc” Puppet Film Is A Stay-At-Home Must Watch

wyskApril 28, 2020

"King of England, if you do not do these things, I am the commander of the military; and in whatever place I shall find your men in France, I will make them fl...

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Killer of Cancer, Slayer of Viruses: The Many Medicines Of Nobel Prize Laureate Gertrude Elion

Dale DeBakcsyApril 15, 2020

Generally, our experience of a particular medicine is as a great faceless thing the name of which we don't know until we desperately need it, and the creation ...

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Disease Fighters: Six Women Who Combated Humanity’s Deadliest Threats

Dale DeBakcsyApril 1, 2020

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...

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In Defense Of The Soil: A Century With Hydrodynamic Mathematician Pelageya Polubarinova-Kochina

Dale DeBakcsyMarch 25, 2020

Water is that great, terrible thing. Its chemical properties make it a magnificent solvent and coolant, which is wonderful if you're trying to build a multice...

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The Experimentalist: The Tale Of Mary Putnam Jacobi Vs. Proper Victorian Medicine

Dale DeBakcsyMarch 18, 2020

The Nineteenth century boasts a rich roster of medical women, any one of whom is the stuff of heroes: the trailblazing Blackwell sisters, the cautious Elizabet...

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From Quaker Crystallographer To World War Pacifist: The Journey Of Kathleen Lonsdale

Dale DeBakcsyMarch 4, 2020

The list of Quaker women who made fundamental contributions to the science of crystallography while in prison is a short one. In fact, it's a list of one, but...

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