Biosketches of Inspirational Women in Science and Medicine
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Marie Curie: 1867-1934
Discoverer of the radioactive elements polonium and radium and the first person to win two Nobel prizes
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Jane Goodall: 1934-
Influential in the field of primatology and anthropology; known for her study of chimpanzees and conservationism.
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Mae Jemison: 1956 -
The first African American woman to enter space
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Barbara McClintock: 1902-1992
Renowned geneticist and 1983 Nobel Laureate in Medicine
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Rosalyn Yalow: 1921 -
Pioneering physicist and 1977 Nobel Laureate in Medicine
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Gertrude B. Elion: 1918 – 1999
Pioneer in drug research and 1988 Nobel Laureate in Medicine
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Antonia Novello: 1944-
The first woman and first Latin American Surgeon General.
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Sylvia Earle: 1935 –
World-renowned marine scientist
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