MissingSciFaces

Scientists, diversity & Wikipedia: getting photos & stories of women & other under-represented scientists in the public domain. (Tweets by @hildabast)

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Alma Levant Hayden in 1952 at the NIH: the 1st African-American FDA scientist, she was a chemist who uncovered a cancer scam. Day 1 of 28 African-American women scientists for #BlackHistoryMonth https://t.co/zlhoXGlItX

[Stanford Neurosurgery @StanfordNsurg]

Congratulations to Stanford neurosurgeon, Dr. Odette Harris, on her recent promotion to Professor of Neurosurgery, making her the first African-American female Professor of #Neurosurgery in the country! #ILookLikeASurgeon

[HBCU Guru- The 107 @The107_hbcu]

#WomensHistoryMonth2018
ICYMI: #HBCU Women in #STEM
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[The Psychologist @psychmag]

Looking to do something practical on #IWD2018 ? Consider helping with @MissingSciFaces from @hildabast https://t.co/aoMSUd3SVS (my list at the bottom now slightly updated for #internationalwomensday2018 )

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At last, the Wikipedia page of African-American mathematicians is done! Be inspired by pics & over 150 pre-1975 doctoral degrees! Links to more than 60 Wikipedia bio pages! Timeline of landmarks, too https://t.co/a4w6Gj8luy #BlackHistoryMonth

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Professor Ruth Ella Moore (1903-1994), the 1st African-American woman PhD in a natural science: in bacteriology in 1933 @OhioState. Taught @HowardU. Honored with other pioneers by Congress in 2005. https://t.co/zlhoXGlItX Day 28 of #BlackHistoryMonth

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Professor Mae Jemison (b 1956), 1st African-American woman astronaut to go to space, is also a doctor who entered @Stanford at 16. She conducted medical experiments on the Space Shuttle Endeavor in 1992 https://t.co/zlhoXGlItX Day 27 of #BlackHistoryMonth

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Professor Shirley Ann Jackson (b 1946), university president, is the 2nd African-American woman physics PhD (@MIT 1973) & only one awarded the National Medal of Science (2014). https://t.co/zlhoXGlItX Day 26 of #BlackHistoryMonth

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Professor Euphemia Lofton Haynes (1890-1980),1st African-American woman PhD in mathematics (1943), had graduated from Smith College in 1914. Prof @udc_edu for 30 years https://t.co/zlhoXGlItX Day 25 of #BlackHistoryMonth

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Jane Hinton (1919-2003) was the co-developer of the Mueller-Hinton agar in 1941, which is used to test bacteria for antibiotic resistance. One of the 2 first African-American doctors of veterinary medicine (@Penn 1949) https://t.co/zlhoXGlItX Day 24 of #BlackHistoryMonth

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Professor Jane Cooke Wright (1919-2013) was one of the pioneers of chemotherapy in the 1950s, developing sequential drug treatment for cancer in the 1960s. The only woman & African American among the 7 founders of @ASCO https://t.co/zlhoXGlItX Day 23 of #BlackHistoryMonth

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Professor Margaret Strickland Collins (1922-1996), child prodigy, pioneering African-American field entomologist, co-discoverer of a termite, civil rights activist. 3rd African-American woman zoology PhD (1950) https://t.co/zlhoXGlItX Day 22 of #BlackHistoryMonth #BHM

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Inez Beverly Prosser (1897-1934), 1st African-American woman psychology PhD (@uofcincy 1933). Her study comparing impact of segregated vs mixed schools was influential in Brown v Board of Education. Died in a car crash at 38 https://t.co/zlhoXGlItX Day 21 of #BlackHistoryMonth

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Professor Marie Clark Taylor (1911-1990), 1st African-American woman PhD in botany, 1st woman science PhD from @FordhamNYC in 1941. She studied photomorphogenesis - the effect of light on plant growth https://t.co/zlhoXGlItX Day 20 of #BlackHistoryMonth

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Professor Flemmie Pansy Kittrell (1904-1980), 1st African American PhD in nutrition & 1st African-American woman PhD from @Cornell in 1936. She studied nutrition in America & Africa; international activist against hunger https://t.co/zlhoXGlItX Day 19 of #BlackHistoryMonth

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Angie Turner King (1905-2004), one of the 1st African-American women with degrees in chemistry & mathematics (1927) & 1st PhD in math education (1951). Influential teacher & mentor of @HiddenFigures Katherine Johnson https://t.co/zlhoXGlItX Day 18 of #BlackHistoryMonth

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Roger Arliner Young (1889-1964), 1st African-American woman PhD in zoology (@Penn 1940), was an early ecologist, studying effects of radiation on marine life. Recognized by Congress in 2005 https://t.co/zlhoXGlItX Day 17 of #BlackHistoryMonth

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June Bacon-Bercey (b 1932), likely 1st African-American woman to gain degree in atmospheric sciences (1954), honored by NASA & American Meteorological Society, used TV quiz show winnings to start scholarship fund for women https://t.co/zlhoXGlItX Day 16 of #BlackHistoryMonth

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Professor Marie Maynard Daley (1921-2003), 1st African-American woman to gain a PhD in chemistry (@Columbia 1947), studied the cell nucleus & effects of aging, cardiovascular disease & smoking on artery walls https://t.co/zlhoXGlItX Day 15 of #BlackHistoryMonth

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Professor Margaret Morgan Lawrence (b 1914), psychiatrist & @Columbia prof, studied strength in young African-American families: "Strength abounds in Harlem..right there, next to, & a part of nature, nurture & noxia." https://t.co/zlhoXGlItX Day 14 of #BlackHistoryMonth

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Professor Yvonne Young Clark (b 1929), 1st African-American woman to get degree in mechanical engineering (1951), helped design the containers Neil Armstrong used to bring rocks back from the moon https://t.co/zlhoXGlItX Day 13 of #BlackHistoryMonth