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Good Morning! On this day, (Tuesday) April 7 in 1890, Marjory Stoneman Douglas, was born. She was an American journalist, author, women's suffrage advocate, and conservationist known for her defense of the Everglades against efforts to drain it and reclaim land for development. #Herstory #WomeninSTEM

David Batz(DavBatz)1d ago

Good Morning! On this day, (Monday) April 6 in 1917, Leonora Carrington was born. She was a British-born Mexican artist, surrealist painter, and novelist. She lived most of her adult life in Mexico City and was one of the last surviving participants in the surrealist movement. #Herstory

David Batz(DavBatz)2d ago

Good Morning! On this day, (Sunday) April 5 in 1925, Janet Rowley was born. She was an American human geneticist and the first scientist to identify a chromosomal translocation as the cause of leukemia and other cancers. This proved that cancer is a genetic disease. #Herstory #WomeninSTEM

David Batz(DavBatz)3d ago

Good Morning! On this day, (Saturday) April 4 in 1802, Dorothea Dix was born. She was an early 19th century activist who drastically changed the medical field during her lifetime. She championed causes for both the mentally ill and indigenous populations. #Herstory

David Batz(DavBatz)4d ago

Good Morning! On this day, (Friday) April 3 in 1807, Mary Carpenter was born. She was an English educational and social reformer. Carpenter was active in the anti-slavery movement; she also visited India, visiting schools and prisons and working to improve female education. #Herstory

David Batz(DavBatz)5d ago

Good Morning! On this day, (Thursday) April 2 in 1933, Jayaben Desai was born. She was Indian/British Workers' Activist. She resigned after being ordered to work overtime and instigated a strike among the mainly Asian and female workforce. #Herstory

Anni writes super-good books!5d ago

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HypathieBlog 6d ago

Il y a 250 ans, le 1er avril 1776, naquit Sophie Germain, mathématicienne, physicienne et philosophe française. Elle sera connue pour le théorème d’arithmétique portant son nom et ses échanges avec Gauss et pour ses travaux sur l’élasticité des corps.

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David Batz(DavBatz)6d ago

Good Morning! On this day, (Wednesday) April 1 in 1940, Wangari Maathai was born. She was a Kenyan social, environmental and political activist and the first African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize. She became the first woman in East and Central Africa to get a PhD. #Herstory

David Batz(DavBatz)Mar 31

Good Morning! On this day, (Tuesday) March 31 in 1929,Liz Claiborne was born. She was an American fashion designer and businesswoman. Her success was built upon stylish yet affordable apparel for career women featuring colorfully tailored separates that could be mixed and matched. #Herstory