#WomeninSTEM
Li Minhua #Chinese #aerospace #engineer #physicist, expert in solid #mechanics. 1st woman to earn PhD in #mechanicalengineering @ MIT. Founding scientist @ Institute of Mechanics of Chinese Academy of Sciences, elected academician 1980. b. #OTD 2 Nov 1917 #WomenInSTEM en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Li_Minhua
November 2, 2026 at 11:40 PM
11/5/1807 — b. Eliza Chappell Porter, American educator, Civil War relief worker. Director, Chicago Sanitary Commission (1861); #CivilWar hospital inspector + organizer. Established schools in most regions of the US; the first Chicago public school teacher #womenshistory #edu #EduSky #WomenInSTEM
November 5, 2026 at 3:20 PM
November 4, 2026 at 5:44 AM
Congratulations, #WomanAstro!
🎉🔭🧪🚀
#WomeninSTEM
#WomeninScience
Talk about coming full circle! This week, it was my honour to work with the Canadian Space Health Research Network to announce the Dr. Shawna Pandya Best Oral Presentation Trainee Award, to be awarded each CSHRN symposium over the next 10 years for promising Canadian space health researchers. 🇨🇦🚀👩🏽‍🚀🏥✨️
November 5, 2026 at 12:50 AM
Vera Malycheff Russian-born French geologist, fled to France after defeat White Army in Russian Civil War. Mineralogist & soil scientist, became professor @ Sorbonne University, helped young Russian students into higher ed institutions in France. d. #OTD 4 Nov 1964 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vera_Ma...
November 5, 2026 at 12:04 AM
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Lois Graham professor of thermodynamics & cryogenics 1st woman to earn mechanical engineering PhD in US. Taught 40 yrs @ Illinois Institute of Tech Aerospace Eng prog. Founded Women in Science & Engineering program to recruit girls into #STEMcareers d #OTD 4 Nov 2013 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lois_Gr...
November 4, 2026 at 12:24 PM
It's been a great evening for #womeninstem #stem
MAJOR BREAKING: Dr. Amy Acton will WIN the Ohio governor’s race, defeating Vivek Ramaswamy
November 4, 2026 at 6:13 AM
Congratulations, #WomanAstro!
🎉🔭🧪🚀
#WomeninSTEM
#WomeninScience
November 3, 2026 at 10:39 PM
Congratulations, #WomanAstro!
🎉🔭🧪🚀
#WomeninSTEM
#WomeninScience
Delighted to be a finalist for Science Breakthrough of the Year at the Global Space Awards! 🚀🛰️💫 I have been nominated for my work tracing solar wind measured by ESA/NASA's Solar Orbiter back to its sources on the Sun!🌞 Massive thanks to my collaborators and colleagues 🙌 Congrats to all finalists!👏
November 3, 2026 at 1:54 PM
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There are 5 major #WomenInSTEM with birthdays on Nov 4, but we are going to choose chemist Mary Sherman Morgan, born 105 years ago today, for special celebration. In the late 1950s she developed Hydyne, the rocket fuel behind the whole US space program. Here's her story!

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A Bigger Boom: Mary Sherman Morgan, the World's First Woman Rocket Scientist.
On October 4, 1957, the United States received the greatest single blow to its prestige since the burning of the White House in 1814 with the announcement that the Soviet Union had become the first na...
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November 4, 2026 at 3:43 PM
Congratulations, #WomanAstro!
🎉🔭🧪🚀
#WomeninSTEM
#WomeninScience
Congratulations to PSI's JA Grier, the new chair of AAS' DPS! 🎉

JA stepped into the role at #DPS2026, bringing decades of experience in planetary science research, education, and community leadership.

Read more: buff.ly/1wepPIy
November 3, 2026 at 1:38 PM
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Tomorrow. Congreso Nacional de Paleontología, La Paz, Baja California Sur, 2026 #womeninstem
November 4, 2026 at 4:13 PM
Dorothy Robson UK physicist engineer. 1940 BSc in Physics w Electrical Engineering @ Uni of Leeds. #WWII worked for Ministry of Aircraft Production on development of bombsights. Based @ Northern Bomber Command. d. #OTD 5 Nov 1943 after test flight crash age only 23 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorothy...
November 5, 2026 at 10:30 PM
Elsie MacGill Queen of the Hurricanes. Prob 1st woman to earn aeronautical engineering degree, 1st woman in #Canada to earn BA in electrical engineering. #WWII Aeronautical engineer & @ Canadian Car & Foundry then ran consulting business d. #OTD 4 Nov 1980 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elsie_M...
November 4, 2026 at 11:52 PM
And he cut funding for #womeninstem and they ran for office.
November 4, 2026 at 7:29 PM
Sarah Guppy British #engineer & 1st woman to patent a bridge (in 1811). #inventor & designer living in #Bristol she created a bed with built-in exercise equipment & a device for #tea or #coffee urn which would cook eggs 🍳 in the steam b. #OTD 5 Nov 1770 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah_G...
November 5, 2026 at 11:01 PM
Celebrating the 105th anniversary of propellant chemistry genius Mary Sherman Morgan's birth! Here are some thoughts about her big discovery, the rocket fuel Hydyne!

#WomenInSTEM #NASA #Rocketry #WomensHistory
November 4, 2026 at 5:18 PM
Welcome to PSI, Marley Chertok!

Marley studies the Moon's geologic history, using impact craters and surface features to uncover how it evolved and what future astronauts might encounter during lunar exploration.

We're excited to have Marley on the team!
November 3, 2026 at 10:20 PM
Today we celebrate the 120th anniversary of the birth of Luz Oliveros-Belardo, the pharmaceutical chemist who investigated the chemical makeup of the plants native to the Philippines, discovering pharmacological properties of Tanglad Tagalog and Chichirica. #WomenInSTEM #BioSky #PlantScience 🌱
November 3, 2026 at 3:51 PM
Denise Barthomeuf French chemist did pioneering research on structure of zeolites mineras: microporous, crystalline aluminosilicate minerals used in commercial adsorbents & catalysts. Worked @ Centre national de la recherche scientifique & industry d. #OTD 2 Nov 2004 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denise_...
November 2, 2026 at 11:01 PM