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Inventor • Game Designer • Feminist • Georgist1866-1948 • United States Magie supported economist Henry George’s idea of a land tax and was against individuals…
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Chemist • 1978 National Inventor of the YearBorn 1939 • United States Askins worked for NASA and is best known for inventing an emulsion method…
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Student • Scientist • InventorBorn 1997 • Turkey After two years of research and 12 experiments, Bilgin developed a way to turn banana peels into…
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Inventor • Environmental Activist • EntrepreneurBorn 2000 • Ireland Ferreira mixed light vegetable oil and magnetite powder in polluted water, forming a ferrofluid (magnetic liquid).…
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Chemist • Entrepreneur1899-1975 • United States Julian was a pioneer in synthesizing steroid intermediates for large-scale production. He received over 130 patents for his inventions…
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Agricultural Scientist • Inventor1864-1943 • United States Carver promoted alternative crops to cotton and methods to prevent soil depletion, such as crop rotations. He’s also…
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Hairdresser • Inventor • Women’s Suffragist1885-Unknown • United States Newman invented a hairbrush design with synthetic bristles. It was more effective and durable, easier to…
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Aerospace Engineer • National Society of Black Physicists Honor AwardBorn 1963 • United States As an aerospace engineer at NASA, Dr. Ericsson contributed to the…
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Mathematician • Aerospace Engineer1921-2005 • United States As NASA’s first black female engineer, she dedicated over 40 years to advancing women in STEM at NASA.…
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Electrical Engineer • Founder of Black Girls CodeBorn 1967 • United States Originally a successful electrical engineer, Kimberly Bryant has dedicated her life to empowering…
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Theoretical Physicist • Former President of Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteBorn 1946 • United States As the first black woman to earn her doctorate degree from MIT…
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Technologist • EntrepreneurBorn 1977 • Kenya Juliana Rotich, a technologist and entrepreneur, co-founded BRCK Inc., a Kenyan company focused on enabling communication in challenging environments.…
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Pharmaceutical Chemist • EducatorBorn 1930 • China Tu Youyou, a Chinese pharmaceutical chemist, discovered artemisinin and dihydroartemisinin, drugs that revolutionized 20th-century tropical medicine and saved…
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Scientist • InnovatorBorn 1967 • Saudi Arabia Dr. Hayat Sindi is one of the world’s leading biotechnologists. She is the Founder and President of the…
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Scientist • Molecular Biologist1920-1958 • England Rosalind Franklin was a pioneer of the study of the molecular structure of coal, viruses, and DNA. Her X-ray…
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MathematicianBorn 1930 • United States Gladys West is an American mathematician known for her contributions to the mathematics underpinning GPS, which were uncovered when a…
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Chemical Engineer • Doctor • AstronautBorn 1956 • United States Driven by a childhood dream ignited by Star Trek and defying societal limits, Dr. Mae…
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Scientist • RoboticistBorn 1967 • United States Dr. Cynthia Breazeal, an MIT Associate Professor and founder of the Personal Robots Group, is a pioneer in…
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Biopharmacist • Human Rights DefenderBorn 1945 • Brazil Maria da Penha, a Brazilian biopharmacist and human rights defender, advocates for women rights, particularly against domestic…