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thenewwomensmovement:

“When it comes to the topic of women in science, Marie Curie usually dominates the conversation. After all, she discovered two elements, was the first women to win a Nobel Prize, in 1903, and was the first person to win a second Nobel, in 1911. But Curie was not the first female scientist. Many other brilliant, dedicated and determined women have pursued science over the years.”

• Emilie du Chatelet (1706 – 1749)
• Caroline Herschel (1750 – 1848)
• Mary Anning (1799 – 1847)
• Mary Somerville (1780 – 1872)
• Maria Mitchell (1818 – 1889)
• Lise Meitner (1878 – 1968)
• Irène Curie-Joliot (1897 – 1956)
• Barbara McClintock (1902 – 1992)
• Dorothy Hodgkin (1910 – 1994)
• Rosalind Franklin (1920 – 1958)

Click the link to read about each woman’s brilliant contribution to the world.

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    I clearly need to read up on these incredible woman *shames self* I was about to type “What about Ada Lovelace and Grace...

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