Five Women Scientists Few People Know by Jessy Randall
When I was about ten years old, my elementary school library had a section for biographies. They...
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Category: Nasty Women Writers: STEM
Harriet Boyd Hawes 1871-1945: Forging the Way for Women in Archaeology
In researching Minoan Crete I was delighted to find that one of the archaeological digs that...
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Beatrix Potter (1866-1943) Part 2: Botanist and Ardent Environmentalist
Beatrix Potter is a very impressive woman. She lived many lives in the span of one lifetime,...
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Margaret Mead (1901-1978): Cultural Anthropologist Redefines Her Culture of Origin
Margaret Mead was a trailblazer, adventurer, and breaker of many glass ceilings for women...
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Katalin Karikó: A Hero’s Journey to Saving Lives
Along with many others, I’ve been waiting for this moment for over two years: the announcement...
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Theodora Kroeber: Stringing Together the Bone Beads of History
There was so much I learned from anthropologist, author and ethnographer, Theodora Kroeber’s Ishi...
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Diana Beresford-Kroeger: Integrating Celtic Wisdom and Science
In her book To Speak for the Trees: My Life’s Journey from Ancient Celtic Wisdom to a Healing...
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Elizabeth Sadoques Mason: One of the first Native American Registered Nurses in the United States
There are numerous ways Theresa and I discover and decide which Nasty Women to highlight on our...
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Barbara McClintock: Breaking “Illogical Barriers,” American Woman Biologist (1902-1992)
Barbara McClintock once stated that she was “not a feminist” which would, in effect, disqualify...
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