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Look out for our #FemaleFriday posts about some of our favorite women in STEM!

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Even as we uplift #WomenInScience, it is important to remember the ways in which science has previously let women down and #ChooseToChallenge outdated beliefs and practices.

Here's a mini-thread with some fascinating articles written by women, about women - happy reading! #IWD

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Bringing snakes to the big screen, Grace Olive Wiley was certainly the main character in her quest to rehabilitate snakes' reputations, but maybe the world wasn't fully ready for all her big ideas. #snake #Grace #Hollywood #Python #Tarzan #Jungle #cobra #WomenInSTEM #innovations

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She'ssss a sssensational ssssnake expert - it's Grace Olive Wiley! Our #FemaleFriday post for today follows her journey from idyllic green to the silver screen!#snake #Grace #Hollywood #Python #Tarzan #Jungle #cobra #WomenInSTEM #innovations

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#ElizabethArden pioneered new formulations, #business practices, #marketing strategies, all while making makeup respectable and empowering women to choose their version of #beauty. (2/2)

#WomenInSTEM #entrepreneur #scicomm #mua #startup @ElizabethArden #Feminism #red

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This #FemaleFriday we're talking about the OG #makeup #influencer Elizabeth Arden! She combined her scientific inspiration with her marketing innovation to give the #beauty industry a total #makeover! (1/2)

#WomenInSTEM #entrepreneur #scicomm #mua #startup @ElizabethArden

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Thanks to her efforts and leadership, the @RedCross has become major pillar of #humanitarian aid and disaster relief work (3/3).

#scicomm #WomenInSTEM #PublicHealth #medicine

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This #femalefriday, read about the founder of the American Red Cross, Clara Burton! (1/3)

#scicomm #WomenInSTEM #WomenInScience #PublicHealth #medicine #humanitarian

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During her lifetime, Clara Burton experienced the suffering and problems caused in #war settings, and did everything in her power to help those affected (2/3).

#scicomm #WomenInSTEM #WomenInMedicine #History #America

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After nearly 10 years of work, Mary succeeded in sericulture, managing to produce twenty yards of damask (a type of fabric) in 1844 , which she presented to Queen Victoria.
#silk #Darwin #Thread #clothing #Whitby #Evolution #DidYouKnow #Queen #Victoria

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Our #femalefriday post for today is on sericulturist and zoologist Mary Anne Whitby! She not only reintroduced silk production to the U.K. but also made key discoveries through her research on silkworms!
#WomenInSTEM #WomenInScience #silk #Darwin #Thread #clothing #Whitby

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Our #femalefriday post for today is on Tapputi-Belatekallim, the first chemist in recorded history! Belatekallim is head of a household, but for Tapputi-Belatekallim it stood for her role as a royal perfumer back in 1200 BCE!
#scicomm #WomenInSTEM #Chemistry #DidYouKnow

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Dr. Gates is most famous for her work on Super Coral - resilient coral #stocks developed to replenish our ocean's #CoralReefs (2/2)

#scicomm #WomenInSTEM #WomenInScience #Pride2021 #PrideMonth #netflix #MarinePollution #savetheocean #FishFriday

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It's the first #FemaleFriday of #Pride2021 and we'll be highlighting work done by #LGBTQ scientists! Up first is Dr. Ruth Gates, pioneer of coral reef #research and #conservation (1/2)

#scicomm #WomenInSTEM #WomenInScience #PrideMonth #CoralBleaching #ClimateCrisis #savetheocean

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One of Cleopatra Metrodora's seminal works that we know of today is the #book 'On the Diseases and Cures of Women', the oldest known #medical text written by a woman (2/2).

#scicomm #womeninstem #WomenInScience #medicine
#Doctor #author #history #WomensHealthMatters #cancer

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It's another #FemaleFriday and also #InternationalDayofWomensHealth so we're talking about ancient female #physician, Cleopatra Metrodora (1/2).

#SciComm #womeninstem #WomenInScience #science #medicine #Gynaecologist #WomensHealthMatters #womenshealth #OBGYN #pregnant #mother

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Apart from being a kickass #scientist and engineer, Judith Cohen was also a successful children's #author (2/2)

#scicomm #WomenInSTEM #womenintech #Physics #SolarSystem #Rockets #authorsoftwitter #writing #engineers #femtech #kids #DidYouKnow

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If you thought Jack Black was awesome, wait till you hear about his rocking mom! Our #FemaleFriday post this week is about #Aerospace #engineer Judith Cohen 🚀 (1/2)

#scicomm #WomenInSTEM #Physics #space #NASA #Apollo #engineering #Data #JackBlack #schoolofrock #kungfupanda

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Sophie Germain's work wasn't perfect, but it was highly impactful and she contributed greatly to some of our best mathematical work. Her legacy continues in every woman who gets the opportunity to study maths today! (2/2)

#scicomm #WomenInSTEM #WomenInMaths #Math #architecture

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May 12 was #InternationalWomenInMathematicsDay, so for this week's #FemaleFriday post we're talking about mathematician Sophie Germain! Learn more about her work here: https://t.co/DJMfo3iSyz (1/2)

#scicomm #WomenInSTEM #WomenInMaths #Elasticity #physics #Waves #architecture

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Thanks to Eva Crane's work, apiculture research became more legitimised and accessible, and it became easier to find solutions to address real-life issues. She truly is the Queen Bee of apiculture! #HIVE #queen #insects #research #travel #naturelover #DidYouKnow

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Our #femalefriday post for today is on Eva Crane, who dedicated her entire life to studying beekeeping practices! Her admiration for bees led her to run the Bee Research Organization from her home for decades!
#scicomm #WomenInScience #WomenInSTEM #PhD #bees #BEEKEEPING #buzz