Author Archives: Rachel Levy

Thanks to librarian Sam Kome, who passed along this clipping from the Library of Congress archive of an article about Fleming in a newspaper from North Dakota October 18, 1906. Willison, Williams County, N.D.  The headline notes that “Mrs. Fleming … Continue reading →

Thank you to Chemist Katherine Van Heuvelen, who pointed out this book: in which Jacobi is the first woman featured.  According to the the book, Jacobi was the “first woman admitted to France’s École du  Médecine.” An Amazon review by … Continue reading →

Thank you to Mathematician Sharon Lubkin, who called my attention to the Google doodle above, which was posted in honor of what would be Hertha Marks Ayrton’s 162nd birthday.   This led me to a fun jaunt through her Wikipedia page … Continue reading →

Thanks to librarian Allegra Swift, who passed along this tweet pointing to this article about Thelma Prince, who contributed to the development of the polio vaccine.    

Thank you to Kathy Kobayashi, who forwarded this LA Times article featuring a new book about the women who worked as programmers at JPL by Nathalia Holt, “Rise of the Rocket Girls: The Women Who Propelled Us, from Missiles to … Continue reading →

Image of Jones in the LA Times Article credited to KNBC. Thanks to physicist Karen Daniels, who pointed out this LA Times article about the retirement of U.S. Geological Survey seismologist Lucy Jones.  The article notes that  “She’s retiring from … Continue reading →