These 21 Amazing Researchers Pioneered The Way For Today's Female Scientists

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The female contribution to the advancement of science and medicine is often overlooked, but the Grolier Club celebrated the role of women in science with its exhibit "Extraordinary Women in Science & Medicine: Four Centuries of Achievement."

Starting with women born in the mid 1500s, the 32 women celebrated in this exhibit were not only pioneers in their fields, many were women's rights activists and worked to encourage other women to enter the science and medical fields.

We've picked out 21 of the women to highlight here.

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1. Bookmarked

Thanks for posting.

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2. Amazing, indeed.

Thanks for posting.

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3. Rosalind Franklin died in 1958, not 1988. Some additions.

Just a typo correction.

I would have also nominated:

Caroline Herschel (1750-1848) - astronomer who worked with her brother, William Herschel, and made many discoveries, including eight comets.

Ada Lovelace (1815-1852) - the world's first computer programmer. Worked with Charles Babbage on his analytical engines.

Henrietta Leavitt (1868-1921) - discovered the period-luminosity relationship in Cepheid variable stars. Without this, Edwin Hubble does not discover the expanding universe and does not win a Nobel Prize.

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4. Leavitt seems to be overlooked at every opportunity. nt