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10/15/1859 — b. Augusta Dejerine-Klumpke, American-French neuroanatomist, neurologist, physician, author. Noted researcher in the field of #neuroanatomy; published many articles and co-wrote two vols on the anatomy of nerve centers w/her husband #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #NueroSky #MedSky #HistSci

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STEMfem @stemfem.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

10/14/1856 — b. Eliza Ruhamah Scidmore, American geographer, travel writer, photographer. Internationally renowned for her expertise, accuracy, and vision; the first female board member of the National Geographic Society #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #GeoSky #NatGeo #SciSky #HistSci #photography

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STEMfem @stemfem.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

10/12/1850 — The Female Medical College of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia hosts the institution’s first college lectures. The college was the first accredited medical school in the world to award doctor of medicine degrees to women #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #MedSky #HistMed #HigherEd #AcademicSky

Drawing of The Female Medical College of Pennsylvania | Arch Street Building

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STEMfem @stemfem.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

10/9/1884 — b. Helene Deutsch, Austrian-American psychoanalyst, psychotherapist, author. The first psychoanalyst to specialize in women; the first person to write a book abt female #psychology (1928). Wrote 2 vol, “The Psychology of Women”(1944) #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #PsychSky #SciSky #HistSci

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STEMfem @stemfem.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

10/8/1872 — b. Mary Engle Pennington, American bacteriological chemist, refrigeration engineer, author. She revolutionized methods of storing and transporting foods; an authority on the preservation of #food with refrigeration #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #ChemSky #BioSky #SciSky #HistSci #FoodSky

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STEMfem @stemfem.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

10/7/1845 — b. Marie Heim-Vögtlin, Swiss physician, author, suffragist. The first female doctor in Switzerland; co-founder of the first Swiss gynecological hospital (1899). Transformed medical edu for wmn, Univ of Zürich; Swiss postal stamp (2016) #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #MedSky #HistMed #EduSky

Stamp honoring Marie Heim-Vögtlin | 2016

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STEMfem @stemfem.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

10/6/1921 — b. Julia Dingwort-Nussek, German economist, business journalist. Deputy editor-in-chief of TV (1969), editor-in-chief ('73), Westdeutscher Rundfunk. First president, LowerSaxony CentralBank ('76); first wmn exec committee, Deutsche Bundesbank #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #EconSky #MathSky

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STEMfem @stemfem.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

10/5/1932 — b. June Almeida, Scottish virologist. Discoverer of the first #coronavirus; a pioneer in virus imaging, identification, and diagnosis. Her skills in electron microscopy earned her an international reputation #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #SciSky #HIstSci #BioSky #virology #covid #viruses

June Almeida seated at microscope with two men standing behind her

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STEMfem @stemfem.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

10/2/1846 — b. Eliza Maria Mosher, American physician, educator, author. The first dean of wmn, Univ of Michigan; founder, American Posture League. Editor, Medical Wmn’s Journal (1905-28); wrote ‘Health & Happiness: A Message to Girls’(1912) #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #MedSky #HistMed #womenwriters

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STEMfem @stemfem.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

10/1/1910 — b. Evelyn Sharp, American aviator, flying instructor. Known as “Sharpie”; pioneer aviatrix, #military pilot; one of the first female U.S. #airmail #pilots w/the Women’s Auxiliary Ferrying Squadron (1941). Taught 350+ men how to fly airplanes! #womenshistory #WomenInStem #aviation #EduSky

Evelyn Sharp standing next to the side of her plane

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STEMfem @stemfem.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

9/30/1883 — b. Nora Stanton Blatch, American civil engineer, architect, suffragist. The first female member, American Society of #CivilEngineers. Wrote “World Peace Through a Peoples Parliament” (1944); granddau, Elizabeth Cady Stanton #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #engineering #architecture #PolSky

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STEMfem @stemfem.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

9/29/1877 — b. Naomi Norsworthy, American psychologist, professor, author. Children’s mental #disabilities researcher; first wmn to submit research to the American Psychological Assn (1904). Wrote influential text “The #Psychology of Childhood” (1918) #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #PsychSky #WriterSky

Naomi Norsworthy standing an holding her hat

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STEMfem @stemfem.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

9/28/1893 — b. Hilda Geiringer von Mises, Austrian applied mathematician, statistician, scholar. Professor of #mathematics, Istanbul U (1934-39); lecturer, Bryn Mawr (1939); prof + math chair, Wheaton Coll (1944-59); research fellow, Harvard ('55-59) #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #MathSky #AcademicSky

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STEMfem @stemfem.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

9/25/1904 —b. Olive Beech, American aviation pioneer, industrialist, bizwmn. The “First Lady of Aviation”; the most awards, citations, honorary appts of any wmn in #aviation history. Co-founder, leading business + #military plane manufacturer, Beech Aircraft Co #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #aircraft

Olive Beech standing next to the propeller of her plane

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STEMfem @stemfem.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

9/24/1898 — b. Charlotte Moore Sitterly, American astrophysicist, astronomer, mathematician, physicist. Solar surface researcher; noted for her analysis of solar+atomic spectra. Published standard tables of atomic energy levels by optical spectra #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #AstroSky #physics #math

Charlotte Moore Sitterly seated working at desk | Smithsonian, February 1961

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STEMfem @stemfem.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

9/23/1843 — b. Emily Warren Roebling, American engineer, attorney, activist. Chief civil engineer of the #BrooklynBridge after her husband became ill; responsible for the completion of the bridge (1883). Law degree, New York Univ wmn’s #law class (1889) #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #CivilEngineering

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STEMfem @stemfem.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

9/22/1829 — b. Emeline Horton Cleveland, American surgeon, professor. One the first female physicians to perform gynecological and abdominal surgeries in the United States. The dean of the Women’s Medical College of Pennsylvania #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #MedSky #HistMed #OBGYN #EduSky #HigherEd

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STEMfem @stemfem.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

9/21/1917 — b. Phyllis Nicolson, English mathematician, physicist. Co-creator, #heatequation entitled the “Crank–Nicolson method”, a continuous solution u(x, t) is utilized to complete the second order partial differential equation #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #MathSky #math #physics #thermodynamics

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STEMfem @stemfem.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

9/18/1888 — b. Toni Wolff, Swiss psychotherapist, analytical psychologist. Noted paper on the 4 types of the feminine psyche: the Amazon, the Mother, the Courtesan + the Medial Wmn. Helped CarlJung identify + name some of his best-known concepts #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #PsychSky #MedSky #HistSci

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STEMfem @stemfem.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

9/17/1802 — b. Mercy B. Jackson, American physician, professor, suffragist. A pioneer in homeopathic medicine, and one of the first female physicians in the U.S. Owned a large private practice; champion of women’s right to practice medicine #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #MedSky #HistMed #womensrights

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STEMfem @stemfem.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

9/16/1871 — b. Ella Phillips Crandall, American nursing leader, health educator. Key figure in establishing public health nursing as a profession; #publichealth + nursing edu authority. Exec sec, Natl Org for Public Health Nursing (1912-20) #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #MedSky #NurseSky #HistNursing

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STEMfem @stemfem.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

9/15/1909— b. Jean Batten, New Zealand aviator. Private pilot’s license (1930), commercial pilot’s license (1932); she made several record-breaking solo flights across the world (1933-37). The first person to fly solo from England to New Zealand (1936) #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #aviation #AVgeeks

Jean Batten standing in front of the wing of a airplane

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STEMfem @stemfem.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

9/14/1898 — b. Lorna Marshall, American anthropologist, author. Researcher the undocumented Bushmen of Africa, the !Kung people of the Kalahari Desert (1950s-70s). Early scholar to study the traditional hunter-gatherers #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #AnthroSky #anthropology #HistSci #womenwriters

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STEMfem @stemfem.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

9/11/1847 — b. Mary Watson Whitney, American astronomer, professor. #Astronomy professor at Vassar, director of the Vassar Observatory for 22 years, developed Vassar’s renowned scientific program. Co-founder, American Astronomical Society (1899) #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #AstroSky #EduSky #HistSci

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STEMfem @stemfem.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

9/10/1942 — b. Christine Darden, American mathematician, aerospace engineer, data analyst, author. #NASA researcher, preeminent expert on supersonic flight+sonic booms. The first Af-Am wmn senior exec at NASA’s Langley Research Ctr #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #AstroSky #MathSky #SciSky #HistSci #woc

Christine Darden seated at control panel

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STEMfem @stemfem.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

9/9/1914 — b. Marjorie Lee Browne, American mathematician, educator. Pioneer African American woman; one of the first two U.S. Af-Am women to receive a doctoral degree in #mathematics (1949). Dept chair, North Carolina Central Univ (1951-70) #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #MathSky #EduSky #edu #woc

Marjorie Lee Browne | North Carolina Central University

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STEMfem @stemfem.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

9/8/1877 — b. Mary Rockwell Hook, American architect, author. One of the first female architects in the United States, she primarily designed structures in Kansas City, Missouri area, and within the United States #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #architects #architecture #design #womenwriters

Mary Rockwell Hook standing and gazing at the ocean

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STEMfem @stemfem.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

9/4/1958 — b. Jacqueline Hewitt, American astrophysicist, author, professor. Discoverer of Einstein rings; recipient Maria Goeppert-Mayer Award for radio #astronomy research (1995). Professor of Electrical Engineering, director of #physics, MIT #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #AstroSky #SciSky #HistSci

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STEMfem @stemfem.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

9/3/1914 — b. Dixy Lee Ray, American marine biologist, zoologist, ecological researcher, academic, #gov official, author. First wmn+17th governor of Washington (1977-81); first wmn, Atomic Energy Comm (1972); asst sec for oceans/enviro, State Dept (1963) #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #BioSky #OceanSky

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STEMfem @stemfem.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

8/25/1833 — b. Chloe Annette Buckel, American physician, surgeon, #CivilWar nursing leader. Field hosp organizer for Grant, selected+trained Union nurses. Early female physician in California(1877); private practice wmn/child Dr. in SanFrancisco #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #MedSky #HistMed #NurseSky

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STEMfem @stemfem.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

8/24/1862 — b. Zonia Baber, American geologist, geographer, geographical education innovator, feminist, activist. Developer of a popular method for teaching #geography; co-founder, Geographic Society of Chicago (1898), president (1900-04) #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #GeoSky #EduSky #SciSky #HistSci

Zonia Baber standing near a pond holding a pick ax over her shoulder

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STEMfem @stemfem.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

8/21/1863 — b. Baroness Hélène van Zuylen, French motorcar racer, author, and socialite. The first woman to compete in an international motorcar race (1898). She wrote poetry, short stories, novels + three plays (1902-14) #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #motorsports #auto #SciSky #HistSci #womenwriters

Hélène Van Zuylen holding steering wheel of her race car

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STEMfem @stemfem.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

8/20/1921 — b. Ursula Marvin, American planetary geologist, author. Geologist, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for #Astrophysics; history of #geology honor, Geological Society of America (1986); lifetime achievement award, Wmn in Science & Eng (1997) #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #AstroSky #GeoSky #HistSci

Ursula Marvin with a book in her lap seated in front of bookcases

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STEMfem @stemfem.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

8/19/1858 — b. Ellen Willmott, English botanist, horticulturalist, author. Renowned British gardener; a prestigious + influential member of the Royal Horticultural Society. Noted for growing 100,000+ species & cultivars of plants, shrubs + trees #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #PlantSky #SciSky #HistSci

Drawing of Ellen Willmott wearing a hat.

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STEMfem @stemfem.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

8/18/1823 — b. Phoebe Yates Levy Pember, American Confederate hospital administrator, nursing leader. The administrator of the Chimborazo Hospital at Richmond, Virginia during the American Civil War #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #MedSky #NurseSky #HistMed #HistNursing #CivilWar

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STEMfem @stemfem.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

8/17/1895 — b. Caroline Haslett, British electrical engineer, electric industry administrator, author, suffragist. A trailblazer for women in the #engineering field; the first secretary of the Women’s Engineering Society (1919) #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #electricity #SciSky #HistSci #womensrights

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STEMfem @stemfem.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

8/14/1938 — b. Niara Sudarkasa, American anthropologist, scholar, educator, author, Africanist, activist. Her doctoral research studied the Yoruba language + culture; 13 honorary degrees; the first wmn president of LincolnUniv #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #AnthroSky #SciSky #HistSci #AcademicSky #woc

Niara Sudarkasa | © Oberlin College Archives

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STEMfem @stemfem.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

8/13/1933 — b. Joycelyn Elders, American government official, public health administrator, physician, pediatrician. The first African-American U.S. Surgeon General; vice admiral, Public Health Service Commissioned Corps #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #MedSky #HistMed #PedSky #woc #gov #publichealth

Joycelyn Elders in uniform standing in front of a U.S. flag

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STEMfem @stemfem.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

8/11/1912 — b. Eva Ahnert-Rohlfs, German astronomer, astrophysicist, academic. Significant contributor to the study of variable stars; made many critical observations of variable stars. Assistant astronomer, Sonneberg Observatory(1945-50s) #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #AstroSky #WomanAstro #HistSci

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STEMfem @stemfem.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

8/10/1840 — b. Eliza Frances Andrews, American scientist, botanist, educator, author, editor, essayist, reporter, magazine writer, columnist. Popular Southern GildedAge writer; wrote novels + two intl renowned + translated #botany textbooks #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #PlantSky #EduSky #womenwriters

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STEMfem @stemfem.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

8/7/1909 — Alice Ramsey + three women traveling in a green Maxwell 30 become the first women to complete a transcontinental automobile trip; Broadway, NYC to San Francisco, CA. Ramsey, the only driver, was the first wmn to drive across the US #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #auto #travel #SheIsTheFirst

Alice Huyler Ramsey driving with her three companion travelers

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STEMfem @stemfem.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

8/6/1886 — b. Florence Laura Goodenough, American psychologist, professor. Developmental psychologist; a significant contributor to the development of intelligence theory + #intelligence testing; developed the Goodenough Draw-A-Man test #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #PsychSky #MedSky #SciSky #HistSci

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STEMfem @stemfem.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

8/5/1888 — b. Esther Harding, British-American psychoanalyst, author, lecturer. The first significant Jungian psychoanalyst in the U.S. "The Way of All Women"(1933) +"Women’s Mysteries"(1935), both seminal #feminist works in the field of psychology #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #PsychSky #womenwriters

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STEMfem @stemfem.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

8/4/1932 — b. Frances E. Allen, American computer scientist. A pioneer in optimizing compilers; language and #security code programmer, National Security Administration. The first female IBM fellow; a fellow of the Computer History Museum (2000) #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #SciSky #HistSci #NSA #IBM

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STEMfem @stemfem.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

8/3/1934 — b. Grace Wahba, American mathematician, statistician, professor, author. Developed methods and applications in demographic studies, medical imaging, risk modeling, climate prediction, machine learning + DNA microarrays #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #MathSky #MedSky #HistMed #SciSky #HistSci

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STEMfem @stemfem.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

7/31/1916 — b. Louise Smith, American race car driver. The “First Lady of NASCAR”(1949-56); won 38 races in the late models, modifieds 28 victories), sportsman + midgets. The first woman inducted into the International #Motorsports Hall of Fame(1999) #womenshistory #racing #WomenInSTEM #NASCAR #auto

Louise Smith standing next to her race car

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STEMfem @stemfem.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

7/30/1865 — b. Alicia Amherst, British horticulturalist, botanist, garden designer, garden historian, author. A preeminent Victorian + Edwardian horticulturist; wrote the seminal and influential #gardening book, “A History of Gardening in England”(1895) #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #PlantSky #HistSci

The cover of “A History of Gardening in England” by Alicia Amherst (1895)

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STEMfem @stemfem.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

7/29/1851 — b. Jane Dieulafoy, French anthropologist, archaeologist, explorer, author, journalist, photographer. Wrote travel lit, hist studies, novels + short stories. The wife of archaeologist Marcel Dieulafoy; known for their excavations, Susa, Iran #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #AnthroSky #HistSci

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STEMfem @stemfem.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

7/28/1884 — b. Aida de Acosta, American aviator, activist. The first woman to fly a powered aircraft solo, a powered dirigible(1903). Founder of a SightRestoration EyeBank to collect corneal tissue from the dead to restore eyesight to the living #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #aviation #AVgeeks #MedSky

Aida de Acosta flying a dirigible | 1903

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STEMfem @stemfem.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

7/27/1857 — b. Augusta Stowe Gullen, Canadian physician, reformer, #womensrights activist, suffrage leader. The first Canadian woman to earn a university medical degree; co-founder of the Wmn’s College Hospital. President, #Canadian Suffrage Assn(1903-11) #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #MedSky #HistMed

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