Monthly Archives: March 2014

Anandi Gopal Joshi

Posted on March 31, 2014 by Rachel Levy

Thanks to Dan Stoebel, who pointed out this great article by Jaipreet Virdi-Dhesi called “Remarkable Photos of 19th Century Indian Women in US Medical School. You can also check out this related Wikipedia link about Anandi Gopal Joshi and the … Continue reading →

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Evelyn Witkin

Posted on March 27, 2014 by Rachel Levy

Thanks to Physicist Karen Daniels, who suggested geneticist Evelyn Witkin for GGSTEM.  Karen notes that Witkin’s son was one of the original members of the musical group Sha Na Na. Here’s a great interview of Witkin by Jane Gitschier, which … Continue reading →

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A kindred post-it-note

Posted on March 25, 2014 by Rachel Levy

  I was tickled to find the picture above in a link from the blog post below.   Sadly I lost the link to the blog — if it is yours, please let me know and I will add a … Continue reading →

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Frances Dunkle Coffin

Posted on March 21, 2014 by Rachel Levy

Thanks to Deb Hirsch, who pointed out this super post on blogs.nasa.gov about Frances Dunkle Coffin, along with the pic above and this quote: “… In that very straightforward way, Fran was part of the generation of women who blazed … Continue reading →

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Ursula Franklin

Posted on March 12, 2014 by Rachel Levy

Thanks to Deb Hirsch, who pointed out this article in the Atlantic about Ursula Franklin.  According to the article, The 92-year-old metallurgist pioneered the field of archeometry, the science of dating archaeologically discovered bronzes, metals, and ceramics. Her research into spiking … Continue reading →

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Irene Greif

Posted on March 9, 2014 by Rachel Levy

Check out this super article in the Atlantic about Irene Greif, the first woman to get a PhD in Computer Science from MIT.   I like the way she talks about interdisciplinary connections between mathematics, engineering and computer science.

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Mary Petty

Posted on March 4, 2014 by Rachel Levy

Thanks to Deb Hirsch who shared this terrific picture from the UNC-G Archives of Mary Petty, who led the University of North Carolina at Greensboro Chemistry Dept from 1893 to 1934. Here’s a bit more info from Erin Lawrimore: As … Continue reading →

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