Josephine S. Baker Biography
Josephine S. Baker- (1873- 1945)
Worked mostly with children and discovered how important holding is to a childs health. She also worked with silver nitrate eye drops and perfected the application process in infants. Baker was the first woman to be assistant surgeon general in the U.S.
Olive Ann Beech- (1920-1986)
She was cofounder of Beech Aircraft and eventually became CEO and turned the company into a multimillion-dollar international aerospace corporation.
Elizabeth Knight Britton- (1858-1934)
She was a botanist who is credited for having the idea for the creation of the New York Botanical Gardens. There are 15 species of plants named after her.
Jane Colden (1724-1766)
She was the first to classify plants by the Linnaean system. She also published the first illustrated …show more content…
flora of New York.
Bessie Coleman (1893-1926)
She took flying lessons in Europe because she was not allowed to in the U.S. She then became the first African American woman to be a licensed pilot. Her life was ended tragically in a flight accident.
Marie Curie (1867-1934)
She is famous for her work with radioactivity.
She was awarded the Nobel prize for the isolation of pure radium. She eventually died of leukemia that was thought to be cause from the exposure to radiation.
Ellen Eglui (late 19th century)
She invented the clothes wringer for washing machines. She sold that patent rights for $18.00 because she was afraid it wouldn’t be successful due to her color.
Rosalind Franklin (1920-1957)
She discovered the helix shape of DNA. Most of her work was stolen by Watson and Crick who were awarded the Nobel prize for the discovery of the double helix. She died from cancer at a young age.
Sophia Germain (1776-1831)
She was a mathematician and who taught her self much of what she knew. She was obsessed with learning to the point that her parents were scared for her health. She came up with Sophia Germain prime numbers which proved that the first case of Fermat’s last theorem is true for certain prime numbers.
Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin (1910-1994)
She was a chemist that won the Nobel prize in chemistry for her use of x-rays to determine the dimensional structures of biomolecules.
Sister Elizabeth Kenny
(1886-1952)
She was a nurse who dedicated most of her life to treatment of polio victims. in 1952 she was voted the most admirable woman in the U.S.
Sarah Mather (19th century)
She invented the submarine telescope and lamp and recieved the patent for it in 1845.
Maria Goeppert Mayer (1906-1972)
She was the first American woman to win the Nobel prize in physics. She did ground breaking work with models of nuclei and atoms.
Maud Menten (1913)
She was a biologist and worked with enzyme kinetics. She helped make a mathematical model to describe the kinetics of how enzymes catalyze reactions.
Elena Cornaro (1646-1684)
She was a philosopher who studied Latin, Greek, music, theology, and math. She also learned Hebrew, Arabic, Chaldaic, French, English and Spanish. By the age of 17 she could sing, compose and play violin, harp, and harpsichord.
Emily Roebling (1844- 1903)
She was an engineer as was her husband and the two of them became the engineers for the Brooklyn Bridge. After her husband was paralyzed on the job, she took over the job and her name is inscribed on the dedication plate on the bridge.
Clemence Augustine Royer (1830- 1902)
She was a philosopher and French encyclopedist. She became famous for translating Darwin into French.
Patsy Sherman (1930- 2000)
She was an inventor who holds the patent for scotchguard and other consumer products. She was also the development manager for the 3M company.
Si Ling-Chi (2640 BCE)
She was the first empress of China. She also watched silkworms in her garden and figured out how to make silk. She developed the process to remove the thread from the cocoon.
Lucy Hobbs Taylor (1833- 1910)
She was a dentist and the first American woman to receive a degree in dentistry.
Worked mostly with children and discovered how important holding is to a childs health. She also worked with silver nitrate eye drops and perfected the application process in infants. Baker was the first woman to be assistant surgeon general in the U.S.
Olive Ann Beech- (1920-1986)
She was cofounder of Beech Aircraft and eventually became CEO and turned the company into a multimillion-dollar international aerospace corporation.
Elizabeth Knight Britton- (1858-1934)
She was a botanist who is credited for having the idea for the creation of the New York Botanical Gardens. There are 15 species of plants named after her.
Jane Colden (1724-1766)
She was the first to classify plants by the Linnaean system. She also published the first illustrated …show more content…
flora of New York.
Bessie Coleman (1893-1926)
She took flying lessons in Europe because she was not allowed to in the U.S. She then became the first African American woman to be a licensed pilot. Her life was ended tragically in a flight accident.
Marie Curie (1867-1934)
She is famous for her work with radioactivity.
She was awarded the Nobel prize for the isolation of pure radium. She eventually died of leukemia that was thought to be cause from the exposure to radiation.
Ellen Eglui (late 19th century)
She invented the clothes wringer for washing machines. She sold that patent rights for $18.00 because she was afraid it wouldn’t be successful due to her color.
Rosalind Franklin (1920-1957)
She discovered the helix shape of DNA. Most of her work was stolen by Watson and Crick who were awarded the Nobel prize for the discovery of the double helix. She died from cancer at a young age.
Sophia Germain (1776-1831)
She was a mathematician and who taught her self much of what she knew. She was obsessed with learning to the point that her parents were scared for her health. She came up with Sophia Germain prime numbers which proved that the first case of Fermat’s last theorem is true for certain prime numbers.
Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin (1910-1994)
She was a chemist that won the Nobel prize in chemistry for her use of x-rays to determine the dimensional structures of biomolecules.
Sister Elizabeth Kenny
(1886-1952)
She was a nurse who dedicated most of her life to treatment of polio victims. in 1952 she was voted the most admirable woman in the U.S.
Sarah Mather (19th century)
She invented the submarine telescope and lamp and recieved the patent for it in 1845.
Maria Goeppert Mayer (1906-1972)
She was the first American woman to win the Nobel prize in physics. She did ground breaking work with models of nuclei and atoms.
Maud Menten (1913)
She was a biologist and worked with enzyme kinetics. She helped make a mathematical model to describe the kinetics of how enzymes catalyze reactions.
Elena Cornaro (1646-1684)
She was a philosopher who studied Latin, Greek, music, theology, and math. She also learned Hebrew, Arabic, Chaldaic, French, English and Spanish. By the age of 17 she could sing, compose and play violin, harp, and harpsichord.
Emily Roebling (1844- 1903)
She was an engineer as was her husband and the two of them became the engineers for the Brooklyn Bridge. After her husband was paralyzed on the job, she took over the job and her name is inscribed on the dedication plate on the bridge.
Clemence Augustine Royer (1830- 1902)
She was a philosopher and French encyclopedist. She became famous for translating Darwin into French.
Patsy Sherman (1930- 2000)
She was an inventor who holds the patent for scotchguard and other consumer products. She was also the development manager for the 3M company.
Si Ling-Chi (2640 BCE)
She was the first empress of China. She also watched silkworms in her garden and figured out how to make silk. She developed the process to remove the thread from the cocoon.
Lucy Hobbs Taylor (1833- 1910)
She was a dentist and the first American woman to receive a degree in dentistry.