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One Doctor Against Nuclear War: Helen Caldicott And The Creation Of The Physicians For Social Responsibility

Dale DeBakcsyAugust 29, 2018

It might be difficult to believe if you were born within the last three decades, but there was once a time when America was led by a doddering former B-List cel...

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Lymph, There It Is: Florence Sabin, Pioneer Woman of Medical Research

Dale DeBakcsyAugust 22, 2018

For women in science, posterity has three fates in store. Some, like Marie Curie or Rosalyn Yalow, are recognized in their time and remain that way in the hist...

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Nessa Carey, Voice of the Epigenetics Revolution

Dale DeBakcsyAugust 15, 2018

In the halls of scientific nomenclature, there are two terms that are, and have been for some time now, ripe for the chopping block. One is "imaginary number,"...

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The Secrets Stars Keep: Lady Margaret Huggins (1848-1915), Pioneer of Spectral Photography

Dale DeBakcsyAugust 14, 2018

The history of science boasts a robust roster of Vanished Women, wives and sisters who did the work of full partners but received the recognition of mere Lab He...

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8 Things You Should Know About Elizabeth Holtzman, Pioneering Politician And Serial Glass Ceiling Smasher

wyskAugust 11, 2018

"Politics helps determine the kind of society we’d like to live in. When women aren’t an equal participant in that conversation, it has real-world consequences."...

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10 R.eally B.adass G.ifts… Inspired By The Notorious RBG, Ruth Bader Ginsburg

wyskAugust 10, 2018

Through her pioneering accomplishments and historic achievements, as well as her fearless words, dissents and actions, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Gin...

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The Curve Who Became a Witch: The Mathematics of Maria Gaetana Agnesi (1718-1799)

Dale DeBakcsyAugust 8, 2018

If any century would have favorably understood the manic blend of child shaming and twisted pride that is the typical Toddlers and Tiaras pageant parent, it was...

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Lizzie Trailer: New Film Revisits The 100-Year-Old Lizzie Borden Mystery

wyskAugust 7, 2018

Did Lizzie Borden kill her father and step-mother or didn’t she? The more than 100-year-old murder mystery that has inspired countless books and television show...

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The Amazing Life Of Dr. Margaret Chung, The First American-Born Chinese Woman Physician and Surgeon

Dale DeBakcsyAugust 1, 2018

Her mother was raised in a brothel, and her "son" was Ronald Reagan. Take any section of Dr. Margaret Chung's (1889-1959) life, and lay it against any other,...

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