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The Sounds Of Progress
The Changing Role of Girls and Women in Science and Engineering
Part 2c: Who Inspires You? (San Diego, CA)
Mary Hebraea
(1:35)
TranscriptA 1st century alchemist. Mary discovered the formula of hydrochloric acid and created tools for handling chemicals, one of which was the "double boiler."
Elizabeth Blackwell
(1:04)
(1821-1910). The first woman to earn a medical degree. Elizabeth became a successful physician even though many of her contemporaries did not believe women should be doctors.
Rosalind Franklin
(2:46)
(1920-1958). A biophysicist, chemist, and crystallographer. Crystallography is the science of determining the arrangement of atoms in solids. Rosalind made major contributions to our understanding of DNA.
Jane Goodall
(1:36)
(b.1938). A primatologist and anthropologist. Jane studied chimpanzee behavior for 45 years. She loved nature and lived in jungles of Africa with the animals she studied.
Sally Ride
(2:50)
(b.1951). The first American woman astronaut. Throughout her career, Sally has been in space for a total of 343 hours. Ride also led the investigation into the space shuttle Challenger explosion.
Amy Vedder
(1:04)
A wildlife biologist known for her pioneering work studying gorillas. Amy studies the behavior of gorillas, including their sleeping and eating habits.
Dawn Wright
(2:40)
An oceanographer whose interest in the ocean began during her childhood in Hawaii. Wright spent three years at sea as a marine technician before becoming a professor at Oregon State University.
