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They've gone to space and back, taught us about the natural world, dug up the earth and discovered the origins of our species. The world of science wouldn't be the same without the pioneering efforts of famous female scientists like Mary Leakey, Sally Field, Jane Goodall, Mary Curie and others. We invite you to sit with their stories and enter new areas of understanding.
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Featured Female Scientists
Explore the legacies of historical and contemporary female scientists, including Mary Leakey Dian Fossey, Temple Grandin, Terri Irwin, Lisa Perez Jackson and more.
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Mary Leakey
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- Daring Female Adventurers
- Famous Academics
- Famous Anthropologists
Mary Leakey
Anthropologist, Scientist / 1913 - 1996
Mary Leakey was a paleoanthropologist who, along with husband Louis, made several prominent scientific discoveries. Skull fossils found by the Leakeys advanced our understanding of human evolution.
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Jane Goodall
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- Famous Arians
- Famous Animal Rights Activists
- Famous People Named Jane
Jane Goodall
Animal Rights Activist, Scientist / 1934 -
Jane Goodall created one of the most trailblazing studies of primates in modern times when she dwelled with Tanzanian chimps to observe their behavior.
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Temple Grandin
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- Famous Academics
- Famous Teachers
- Famous Virgoans
Temple Grandin
Educator, Biologist, Writer / 1947 -
Temple Grandin is a noted animal expert and advocate for autistic populations who has penned the books Animals in Translation and Animals Make Us Human.
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Dian Fossey
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- Mysterious Deaths
- Daring Female Adventurers
- Famous Capricorns
Dian Fossey
Zoologist / 1932 - 1985
Dian Fossey was a zoologist best known for researching the endangered gorillas of the Rwandan mountain forest from the 1960s to the '80s, and for her mysterious murder.
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Sally Ride
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- Daring Female Adventurers
- Groundbreaking Women
- Girl Scouts
Sally Ride
Educator, Astronaut, Physicist / 1951 - 2012
In 1983, astronaut and astrophysicist Sally Ride became the first American woman in space aboard the space shuttle Challenger. Ride died on July 23, 2012 at the age of 61, following a battle with pancreatic cancer.
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Lisa Perez Jackson
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- Famous Aquarians
- Famous Engineers
- Famous Chemists
Lisa Perez Jackson
Civil Servant, Engineer, Chemist / 1962 -
Lisa Perez Jackson is a chemical engineer who in 2008 became the first African American to head the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
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