Xia Peisu, dubbed the "Mother of Chinese Computing" helped to shape some of China’s first computing and computer science institutions and developed their training materials. Through her hard work and determination she and others helped to keep her country on the computing map.
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Women of the Challenger disaster.
This post looks at the two women who lost their lives in the Challenger disaster broke apart just 73 seconds after take off on the 28th of January, 1986.
Lisa Nowak
The case of Lisa Nowak proves that while we may hold astronauts above others in society, they too suffer from the same mental ills as the general public. Rather than being remembered as a woman who went to space, Lisa is remembered as the woman who drove 900 miles to confront her ex-lover’s partner. Lisa… Continue reading Lisa Nowak
Female Aviators
This time we look at three female aviators: Amelia Earhart, Georgia “Tiny” Broadwick and Adeline Grey.
Rebecca J Cole
Rebecca J. Cole, the second African-American woman to earn a medical degree in the U.S., practiced medicine for over 50 years. Despite facing inequality, she advocated for medical rights for the poor, particularly black Americans. Her activism included establishing the Women’s Directory to provide aid and education for impoverished women and children. She challenged societal perceptions of disease and passed away in 1922.
Sagas of She 