NASA astronaut Sunita Williams is the second-most experienced female spacewalker with 9 spacewalks. Her total spacewalk time of 62 hours and 6 minutes is fourth overall and the most by a woman.
She was born #OTD in 1965. #WomenInSTEM
She was born #OTD in 1965. #WomenInSTEM
September 20, 2026 at 2:39 AM
Elmina Wilson structural #engineer 1st US woman to earn 4 yr #civilengineering degree, 1st master's degree in field & 1st woman professor of Engineering @ Iowa State University. Moved to #New York & helped design Flatiron Building & Met Life Tower b. #OTD 29 Sep 1870 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elmina_...
September 30, 2026 at 8:00 AM
Probably most famous for her novel, "Iola Leroy," Frances Ellen Watkins Harper was born 201 years ago today;
free, in Baltimore.
In this gift article they give her story while also acknowledging that they didn't give her an obituary in 1911
www.nytimes.com/2023/02/07/o...
free, in Baltimore.
In this gift article they give her story while also acknowledging that they didn't give her an obituary in 1911
www.nytimes.com/2023/02/07/o...
Overlooked No More: Frances Ellen Watkins Harper, Poet and Suffragist (Gift Article)
One of the best-known Black poets of the 19th century, she was also a renowned orator. “You white women speak here of rights,” she said. “I speak of wrongs.”
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September 25, 2026 at 8:06 AM
German chemist Dr. Ida Noddack co-discovered Rhenium (element 75) in 1925. She died #OTD in 1978.
She was the first to propose the concept of nuclear fission (1934). Her theory was met with fierce skepticism and outright dismissed by contemporary physics giants. But 4 years later...🧵
#WomenInSTEM
She was the first to propose the concept of nuclear fission (1934). Her theory was met with fierce skepticism and outright dismissed by contemporary physics giants. But 4 years later...🧵
#WomenInSTEM
September 25, 2026 at 8:09 AM
September 29, 2026 at 6:38 AM
Theoretical physicist Maria Goeppert Mayer died #OTD in 1972.
She shared the 1963 #Nobel Prize in Physics (w/Wigner & Jensen) "for their discoveries concerning nuclear shell structure." She was the second woman to win a Nobel in #physics. (Who was the first?)
#WomenInSTEM
She shared the 1963 #Nobel Prize in Physics (w/Wigner & Jensen) "for their discoveries concerning nuclear shell structure." She was the second woman to win a Nobel in #physics. (Who was the first?)
#WomenInSTEM
February 20, 2026 at 6:53 PM
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Jessy Blackburn aviation pioneer 1 of 1st women to fly in British monoplane. Founded Blackburn Aircraft w' husband using her inheritance. Key in sales & marketing, hosted RAF officials politicians media & aviators in Leeds home. Flew in 1922/28 King's Cup Air Races d. #OTD 14 May 1995 bit.ly/3fEqXYq
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1/18/1899 — b. Pearl Wanamaker, American #gov official, educator. President, Natl Education Assn (1946-47), fought for federal aid for #education. Superintendent of Public Instruction, Washington state(1941-57). Appointed and then elected state senator WA-D (1936) #womenshistory #EduSky #edu #PolSky
January 19, 2026 at 2:53 PM
Nannie Burroughs, American educator, businesswoman, religious leader, #civilrights activist, #feminist, orator. Co-founder, Natl Assn of Colored Wmn (1896); founder + first pres, Natl Trade+Professional Sch for Wmn+Girls, Wash,DC (1909-61) #womenshistory #BlackHistoryMonth #EduSky #PolSky #BHM #woc
February 28, 2026 at 2:59 AM
Susan B. Anthony was born #OTD in 1820.
She dedicated her life to women's #suffrage, and campaigned for the abolition of slavery, women's property rights, and more: susanbanthonyhouse.org/her-story/bi...
Active until she died in 1906. She never got to vote in her lifetime (well, legally that is).
She dedicated her life to women's #suffrage, and campaigned for the abolition of slavery, women's property rights, and more: susanbanthonyhouse.org/her-story/bi...
Active until she died in 1906. She never got to vote in her lifetime (well, legally that is).
February 15, 2026 at 6:54 PM
In 1944, MN teenager Jeanne Gibson went to work in the Seattle shipyards welding destroyers for the Allies. She then moved to Juneau and joined the Army Transportation Corps supplying ships in the Pacific. She later got a Master’s and her pilots license.
RIP, hero. 🫡
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RIP, hero. 🫡
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July 31, 2026 at 11:31 PM
On this day in 1838, Victoria Woodhull was born. She became a suffragist, “free love” advocate, and the first American woman to run for president. In 1872, as the candidate for the newly formed Equal Rights Party, Woodhull won no electoral votes from male electorate. #WeTheMen
September 23, 2026 at 6:19 PM
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8/14/1909 — b. Winifred Stanley, American gov official, lawyer. U.S. Representative NY-R (1943-45); the first congressional representative to propose an #equalpay #law for women. Assistant attorney general New York State Law Department (1955-79) #womenshistory #womensrights #LawSky #PolSky #gov
August 15, 2026 at 8:08 AM
Though far removed from Harlem, her work echoed the Renaissance’s defining concerns: racial pride, women’s self-determination, and the search for beauty and belonging in an often-hostile nation.
www.desertexposure.com/stories/anit...
www.desertexposure.com/stories/anit...
Anita Scott Coleman: A New Mexico Voice in the Harlem Renaissance - Desert Exposure
Anita Scott Coleman (1890–1960) was a poet, fiction writer, and essayist whose work connected the cultural energy of the Harlem Renaissance to the landscapes and stories of the American Southwest. Bor...
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May 18, 2026 at 1:38 PM
Dr Frances Heywood #metallurgist Proudly part of history of women in metal trades in 1947 rebuffed query about #engineering being new for women by quoting 469 female blacksmiths & 322 smelters in 1840 census. @wes1919.bsky.social president 1948. d. #OTD 18 Sep 1994 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frances...
September 19, 2026 at 6:13 AM
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American educator Ella Flagg Young was born #OTD in 1845.
She served as Superintendent of Chicago Public Schools (1909-1915)--the first female head of a large US city school system. Elected, first woman president of the National Education Association (NEA) in 1910. #education @neatoday.bsky.social
She served as Superintendent of Chicago Public Schools (1909-1915)--the first female head of a large US city school system. Elected, first woman president of the National Education Association (NEA) in 1910. #education @neatoday.bsky.social
January 15, 2026 at 7:08 PM
BHM Profile: Susie King Taylor served her country and fought for people's freedom during the Civil War. Taylor worked as a nurse, teacher, and laundress for black troops. She later published her own memoir, documenting black military life. www.wjcl.com/article/blac...
Black History Month Profile: Susie King Taylor
Susie King Taylor was the first African American woman to openly serve with the U.S. Army.
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February 8, 2026 at 2:48 PM
#ResistanceRoots
Mareta Nelle West was born on this day in 1915 in Elk City, Okla. She was the first female astrogeologist, known for choosing the landing site for Apollo 11. She transformed a workaround she developed to overcome gender bias into a unique ability to map the surface of the Moon. /1
Mareta Nelle West was born on this day in 1915 in Elk City, Okla. She was the first female astrogeologist, known for choosing the landing site for Apollo 11. She transformed a workaround she developed to overcome gender bias into a unique ability to map the surface of the Moon. /1
August 10, 2026 at 11:01 AM
Chemist Dr. Allene R. Jeanes' groundbreaking work in carbohydrate chemistry saved countless lives on the battlefield--thanks to a root beer incident. 🧵
She also revolutionized the modern food industry by discovering xanthan gum.
She was born #OTD in 1906. #WomenInSTEM 1/3
She also revolutionized the modern food industry by discovering xanthan gum.
She was born #OTD in 1906. #WomenInSTEM 1/3
July 20, 2026 at 7:07 AM
Gwen Alston (née Hannah Gwendolen Shone) #aerodynamicist & #educationalist. #WWII worked on spinning tunnels & aircraft flight-testing & later in flight education & as HM Inspector. Her test pilot Winkle Brown called her "a truly remarkable lady boffin" d 14 Jul 1993 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gwen_Al...
July 15, 2026 at 1:18 PM
American Exceptionalism!
On this day in 1849 Harriet Tubman escaped slavery in Maryland with two of her brothers...
Tubman devoted her life to helping others, helped free thousands thru the underground railroad, serving as a cook/nurse/scout/spy for the Union during the War, women suffrage...
On this day in 1849 Harriet Tubman escaped slavery in Maryland with two of her brothers...
Tubman devoted her life to helping others, helped free thousands thru the underground railroad, serving as a cook/nurse/scout/spy for the Union during the War, women suffrage...
September 17, 2026 at 2:59 PM