Yvonne PerkinsThe cervical screening test, or 'pap smear' was developed thanks to a lab technician called Mary Papanicolaou, who had a vaginal swab taken every day for 20 years to advance research in this area.
Mary worked as a lab technician at Cornell University for many years but was never paid because she was a woman
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