Posts Tagged ‘women scientists’
From the Archives. Talking About Women’s History: Three Questions and an Answer with Dava Sobels
Every year I gather up my courage to invite at least one writer whom I do not know and whose work is extraordinary. This year that writer was Dava Sobel. I fan-girled all over the house when she said yes. Dava Sobel is the author of Longitude (Walker 1995, Bloomsbury 2005), Galileo’s Daughter (Walker 1999…
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Dr. Florence Sabin: A Career with a Second-Act Twist.
Dr. Florence Sabin (1871-1953) was one of the first women doctors to build a career as a research scientist. Sabin was interested in math and science from the beginning. She attended Smith College, where she majored in zoology. One of her professors encouraged her to study medicine at Johns Hopkins new co-educational medical school.[1] Sabin…
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Talking About Women’s History: Three Questions and an Answer with Dava Sobel
Every year I gather up my courage to invite at least one writer whom I do not know and whose work is extraordinary. This year that writer was Dava Sobel. I fan-girled all over the house when she said yes. Dava Sobel is the author of Longitude (Walker 1995, Bloomsbury 2005), Galileo’s Daughter (Walker 1999…
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