Dr. Kalpana Chawla, PhD
Dr. Kalpana Chawla was an astronaut and aerospace engineer on the space shuttle Columbia, and the first Indian woman in space.
Dr. Beth Brown, PhD
Dr. Beth Brown was an American astrophysicist and the first black woman to obtain a Ph.D. in astronomy from the University of Michigan.
June Bacon-Bercey
June Bacon-Bercey was an on-air meteorologist and the first African-American to earn an undergraduate degree in meteorology from UCLA.
Dr. Caroline Still Anderson, M.D.
Dr. Caroline Still Anderson was a physician dedicated to education and improving the social and political conditions for other African-Americans.
Chien-Shiung Wu, PhD
Dr. Chien-Shiung Wu was an experimental physicist known for her contributions to the Manhattan Project and discovering how to separate uranium isotopes.
Dr. Janaki Ammal, PhD
Dr. Janaki Ammal was India’s first female botanist and her work encouraged India to protect its rich biodiversity.
Josephine Silone Yates
Josephine Silone Yates was a science educator who was active in women’s and civil rights organizations, traveling across the country to deliver speeches.
Dr. Jane Cook Wright, PhD
Dr. Wright was a surgeon and cancer researcher who became the first African American woman to become an associate dean of a medical institution.
Dr. Marguerite Thomas Williams, PhD
Dr. Marguerite Thomas Williams was the first African-American to earn a Ph.D. in geology. She taught at Miner Teachers College and Howard University.
Tu Youyou
Tu Youyou is the first Chinese woman to win a Nobel Prize for her discovery of artemisinin, a drug used to treat malaria.