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(Fill in the blank): Ada Lovelace is known as the first ___________
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(Fill in the blank): Ada Lovelace is known as the first ___________
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Data Scientist
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Woman to go to space
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Biologist
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Computer Programmer
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Who was the first woman to ever win a Nobel Prize?
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Who was the first woman to ever win a Nobel Prize?
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Marie Antoinette in Radiation (1901)
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Gerty Theresa Cori in Physiology or Medicine (1947)
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Marie Curie in Chemistry (1911)
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Mae Jemison was inducted into the National Women’s Hall of Fame for what accomplishment?
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Mae Jemison was inducted into the National Women’s Hall of Fame for what accomplishment?
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Curing cancer
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Being the first Black woman to travel to space
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Being the first woman to command a space shuttle
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For her role as a physician in the Peace Corps in West Africa
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Rosalind Franklin’s expertise in what area allowed her to photograph the structure of DNA in the famous Photo 51?
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Rosalind Franklin’s expertise in what area allowed her to photograph the structure of DNA in the famous Photo 51?
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X-ray vision
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X-ray crystallography
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Electron microscopy
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Medical imaging
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What revolutionary chimpanzee behavior did Jane Goodall observe when she was studying Chimpanzees in Gombe?
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What revolutionary chimpanzee behavior did Jane Goodall observe when she was studying Chimpanzees in Gombe?
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Grooming each other
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Climbing trees
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Using facial gestures to communicate
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Making and using tools
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What was Katherine Johnson's role at NASA?
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What was Katherine Johnson's role at NASA?
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Flight controller
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Human computer
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Human spaceship
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Mission Operations Engineer
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Want to know more? Read bios of these famous women:
Ada Lovelace was an English mathematician and writer known for creating the first computer algorithm on Charles Babbage’s Analytical Engine in 1843. Lovelace’s vision for the capability of computers to go beyond simple calculations, paving the way for modern software.
Marie Curie actually won two Nobel Peace Prizes in STEM, one in Physics (1903), and another in Chemistry (1911). Curie is known for her discoveries of plutonium and radium, and advocated for the use of radiation in medicine. She is still the only woman to have won two Nobel prizes.
Fun fact: Marie Curie’s daughter, was the second woman to ever win a Nobel Peace Prize, which she won for Chemistry (1935)
Mae Jemison became the first Black Woman to travel to space aboard the space shuttle Endeavour in 1992. While in orbit, the Endeavor crew conducted experiments that took advantage of microgravity, before successfully landing back on Earth. After her historic flight, Jemison used her public platform to focus on science education and social change.
Physical chemist and researcher Dr. Rosalind Franklin was an expert in X-ray crystallography –a method that determines the arrangements of atoms in solids and crystals. Dr. Franklin directed the experiment that produced the first-ever photo of DNA, which aided scientists Watson and Crick in their discovery of DNA’s double helix structure. Franklin’s contributions to the study of DNA led to advances identification and analysis of the genetic code.
In 1960, Primatologist Jane Goodall observed that chimpanzees make and use tools. For example, Goodall observed the chimpanzees using sticks to collect termites from their nests, to then eat. Goodall is regarded as a pioneer in the field of primate etiology for her research and observations in animal behavior. She founded the Jane Goodall Institute in 1977 and focused her time as a global conservation activist. Goodall recently passed away in October, 2025 at the age of 91.
Katherine Johnson was a brilliant NASA mathematician, known as a “human computer” who calculated trajectories for space flight in the 1960s. As NASA prepared for the orbital mission of John Glenn in 1962, Glenn called upon Johnson to double check the calculations the electronic computing machines had completed before lift off. Glenn’s successful mission marked a turning point in the Space Race.
Look for the story in Feature about girls in STEM at SPA in The Rubicon December issue coming Dec. 16.
