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Dr. Marie Daly was a trailblazer in the field of biochemistry, and was the first African-American woman to earn a Ph.D. in Chemistry. Daly was a pioneer in researching the connection between high cholesterol and heart disease. #WomenInSTEM

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While we typically hold up scientists, especially those who have made important discoveries, as paragons of rationality, numerous scientists have had

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"Without Women, Computing as We Know It Would Not Exist."

Stephanie Kwolek is the research scientist who invented Kevlar in 1971… the material so strong it can stop a bullet. It currently helps protect our Troops as they protect us. Interesting to think men invented guns and a woman invented bulletproof material.

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Lived 1769 - 1839. William Smith, known in his day as “Strata Smith”, was a civil engineer and geologist. The "Father of English Geology", he was responsible for initiating the production of the first geological map of England and Wales. Life and Education Born in March 23, 1769 at The Forge in Churchill, Oxfordshire, England,