International Women’s Day: Meet 12 female heroes of science
On International Women's Day 2021, discover some of the most influential women in science throughout history
Marie Curie
Meet the woman who became world famous through her work in physics and chemistry
Mary Anning
A trailblazer for palaeontology who excavated prehistoric fossils and helps broaden scientific study
Rosalind Franklin
How the work of the ‘Dark Lady of Science’ helped to solve the mystery of DNA
Gertrude Bell
Archaeologist, advisor, adventurer – meet the Victorian queen of the desert
Mary Sherman Morgan
The first female rocket scientist that secretly influenced the international Space Race
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