Biographies

These are the women for which we have a some biographical information. We try to update the information quite regularly so we have given you the date of last modification of the file. This is an alphabetical list. You may also access a time-ordered list and now, finally, a field of study ordered list.

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Alphabetical Listing

ScientistFile Last Updated
  • Acca-Lurentia (circa 634 BCE)
  • November 01, 1999
  • Adams, Elisabeth (19th century)
  • November 09, 2005
  • Aganice (circa 1878 BCE)
  • November 09, 2005
  • Aglaonike (circa 200 BCE)
  • October 30, 1999
  • Agnesi, Maria Gaetana (1718 - 1799)
  • January 27, 2009
  • Mary Anning (1799 - 1847)
  • November 19, 2005
  • Arate of Cyrene (5th cent BCE)
  • November 19, 2005
  • Ardinghelli, Maria Angela (1728 - 1825)
  • November 19, 2005
  • Atkins, Anna (1799 - 1871)
  • October 08, 1999
  • Ayrton, Hertha Marks (1854 - 1923)
  • October 08, 1999
  • Baker, S. Josephine (1873 - 1945)
  • May 12, 2008
  • Barbapiccola, Eleonora (circa 1702)
  • November 19, 2005
  • Barnothey, Madelaine
  • May 12, 2008
  • Beech, Olive Ann (1920 - 1986)
  • November 19, 2005
  • Benedict, Ruth (1887 - 1948)
  • May 12, 2008
  • Bassi, Laura (1711 - 1778)
  • May 12, 2008
  • Blackwell, Elizabeth(1821 - 1910)
  • October 08, 1999
  • Borromeo, Celia Grillo (1684 - 1777)
  • January 27, 2009
  • Bragg, Elizabeth (1860 - 1899)
  • October 08, 1999
  • Brahe, Sophia (1556 - 1643)
  • May 12, 2008
  • Britton, Elizabeth Knight (1858 - 1934)
  • May 12, 2008
  • Britton, Mary E. (1855 - 1925)
  • May 12, 2008
  • Brush, Mary (circa 1815)
  • May 12, 2008
  • Bucca, Dorotea (1360 - 1436)
  • May 12, 2008
  • Burbidge, Margaret (1919 - )
  • January 27, 2009
  • Calkins, Mary Whiton(1863 - 1930)
  • November 20, 2005
  • Cannon, Annie Jump(1863 - 1941)
  • November 20, 2005
  • Cavendish, Margart(1623 - 1673)
  • November 20, 2005
  • Clapp, Cornelia (1849 - 1934)
  • November 20, 2005
  • Colden, Jane (1724 - 1766)
  • May 20, 2008
  • Coleman, Bessie (1893 - 1926)
  • November 20, 2005
  • Crocker, Deborah (1957 - )
  • October 08, 1999
  • de la Cruz, Sor Juana Inez (1651 - 1695)
  • May 20, 2008
  • Cunitz, Marie (1610 - 1664)
  • May 20, 2008
  • Curie, Marie (1867 - 1934)
  • May 20, 2008
  • De Breteuil, Emilie Marquise du Chatelet (1706 - 1749)
  • January 27, 2009
  • Delaney, Bessie (1889 - 1995)
  • May 20, 2008
  • Delaney, Sadie (1891 - 1999)
  • May 20, 2008
  • Diotama (ancient Greece)
  • May 20, 2008
  • Donne, Maria Dalle (1778 - 1842)
  • May 20, 2008
  • Dumee, Jeanne (d. 1706)
  • May 20, 2008
  • En Hedu'Anna (circa 2354 BCE)
  • April 24, 2008
  • Eglui, Ellen (19th century)
  • November 21, 2005
  • Fletcher, Alice (1838 - 1923)
  • January 27, 2009
  • Fleming, Williamina (1857 - 1911)
  • May 29, 2008
  • Franklin, Rosalind Elsie (1920 - 1957)
  • May 29, 2008
  • Gargi (Ancient India)
  • November 01, 1999
  • Germain, Sophia (1776 - 1831)
  • January 27, 2009
  • Gleason, Kate (1865 - 1933)
  • November 21, 2005
  • Gozzadini, Bettina (c. 1236)
  • May 30, 2008
  • Granville, Evelyn Boyd (1924 - )
  • November 21, 2005
  • Green, Catherine (1755 - 1814)
  • January 27, 2009
  • Harrison, Anna J. (20th century)
  • November 21, 2005
  • Hebraea, Mary (circa 1st century)
  • November 01, 1999
  • Herrad (1125 - 1195)
  • November 22, 2005
  • Herschel, Caroline Lucretia (1750 - 1848)
  • November 22, 2005
  • Hildegard von Bingen (1099 - 1179)
  • November 22, 2005
  • Hipparchia (ancient Greece)
  • November 22, 2005
  • Hodgkin, Dorothy Crowfoot (1910 - 1994)
  • November 22, 2005
  • Hopper, Grace (1906 - 1992)
  • November 22, 2005
  • Howard, Sethanne (1944 - )
  • January 23, 2009
  • Huggins, Margaret Murray (1848 - 1916)
  • November 22, 2005
  • Hypatia (370 - 415)
  • October 31, 1999
  • Jacobi, Mary Putnam (1842 - 1906)
  • November 23, 2005
  • Kablick, Josephine (1787 - 1863)
  • November 23, 2005
  • Kenny, Sister (1888 - 1952)
  • November 23, 2005
  • Kies, Mary (19th century)
  • November 23, 2005
  • Kirch, Maria Margarethe (1670 - 1720)
  • November 23, 2005
  • Klumpke, Dorothea (1861 - 1942)
  • November 23, 2005
  • Kovalevskia, Sofia (1850 - 1891)
  • November 23, 2005
  • Ku_dBau (2650 BCE)
  • October 31, 1999
  • Lamme, Bertha (1869 - 1943)
  • November 24, 2005
  • Lasthenia (ancient Greece)
  • November 24, 2005
  • Lepaute, MME. Nichole-Reine (1723 - 1788)
  • November 24, 2005
  • Leavitt, Henrietta Swan (1868 - 1921)
  • November 24, 2005
  • Lefebre (19th century)
  • November 24, 2005
  • Lilovarti (ancient India)
  • November 24, 2005
  • Logan, Martha Daniell (1702 - 1779)
  • November 24, 2005
  • Lovelace, Lady Augusta Ada Byron (1815 - 1851)
  • November 24, 2005
  • Mahal, Nor (cira 1640)
  • November 25, 2005
  • Matlby, Margaret E. (1845 - 1926)
  • January 27, 2009
  • Manning, Mrs. A.H. (19th century)
  • November 25, 2005
  • Manzolini, Anna Morandi (1716 - 1774)
  • November 25, 2005
  • Masters, Sybilla (circa 1715)
  • November 25, 2005
  • Maritrayee (ancient India)
  • November 25, 2005
  • Mather, Sarah (19th century)
  • November 25, 2005
  • Mayer, Maria Goeppert (1906 - 1972)
  • November 25, 2005
  • McClintock, Barbara (1902 - 1992)
  • November 25, 2005
  • Meitner, Lise (1878 - 1968)
  • November 25, 2005
  • Menten, Maud (c. 1913)
  • November 25, 2005
  • Merian, Maria Sibylla (1647 - 1717)
  • November 25, 2005
  • Mitchell, Maria (1818 - 1889)
  • November 25, 2005
  • Molza, Tarquinia (1542 - 1617)
  • November 25, 2005
  • Morgan, Julia (1872 - 1957)
  • November 25, 2005
  • Nightingale, Florence (1820 - 1910)
  • November 26, 2005
  • Noether, Emily (1882 - 1935)
  • November 26, 2005
  • Osif, Donna, AG1 (20th century)
  • November 26, 2005
  • Payne-Gaposchkin, Cecelia (1900 - 1978)
  • November 21, 2005
  • Pan Chao (50 - 112 CE)
  • November 26, 2005
  • Penthesilea (c. 1187 BCE)
  • November 26, 2005
  • Pereyaslaw, Sophia (20th century)
  • January 27, 2009
  • Perictione (ancient Greece)
  • November 26, 2005
  • Pierry, MME. du (18th century)
  • November 26, 2005
  • Pinckney, Eliza Luca (1723 - 1766)
  • November 26, 2005
  • di Pisan, Christine (1383 - 1431)
  • May 20, 2008
  • Piscopia, Elena Cornaro (1646 - 1684)
  • November 26, 2005
  • Potter, Beatrix (1866 - 1943)
  • November 26, 2005
  • Ptah, Merit (c. 2700 BCE)
  • November 25, 2005
  • Ramsey, Martha Laurens (1718 - 1811)
  • November 27, 2005
  • Reinhardt, Anna Barbara
  • January 27, 2009
  • Richards, Ellen Swallow (1842 - 1911)
  • November 27, 2005
  • Roccati, Cristina (1732 - 1797)
  • January 27, 2009
  • Roebling, Emily (1844 - 1903)
  • November 27, 2005
  • Rooks, Georgia Dwelle (20th century)
  • November 27, 2005
  • Royer, Clemence Augustine (1830 - )
  • January 27, 2009
  • Sabliere (c. 1640 - 1693)
  • November 27, 2005
  • Scarpellini, Caterina (1808 - 1873)
  • November 27, 2005
  • Shattuck, Lydia White (1822 - 1889)
  • November 27, 2005
  • Sherman, Patsy (1930 - 2000)
  • November 27, 2005
  • Si Ling Chi (c. 2640 BCE)
  • November 29, 2005
  • Shi Dun (c. 105)
  • November 27, 2005
  • Somerville, Mary (1780 - 1872)
  • November 29, 2005
  • Sonduk (c. 630 CE)
  • November 29, 2005
  • Stevens, Nettie (1861 - 1912)
  • November 29, 2005
  • Tacke, Ida Eva (1896 - 1979)
  • November 29, 2005
  • Tapputi (1200 BCE)
  • October 31, 1999
  • Taylor, Janet (19th century)
  • November 29, 2005
  • Taylor, Lucy Hobbs (1833 - 1910)
  • March 14, 2000
  • Telkes, Maria (1900 - 1995)
  • November 29, 2005
  • Theano (c 534BCE)
  • May 15, 2009
  • Themista (c 350 BCE)
  • November 29, 2005
  • Thomas, M. Carey (1857 - 1935)
  • November 29, 2005
  • Villepreux-Power, Jeanne (1794 - 1871)
  • November 30, 2005
  • Walker, Mary, MD (1832 - 1919)
  • November 30, 2005
  • Washburn, Margaret Floy 1871 - 1939)
  • November 30, 2005
  • Weaver, Mary Olliden (20th century)
  • November 01, 1999
  • Whiting, Sarah F. (1846 - 1927)
  • November 30, 2005
  • Wrinch, Dorothy (1894 - 1976)
  • January 27, 2009
  • Wu, Chien Shiung (20th century)
  • November 30, 2005
  • Yalow, Rosalyn Sussman (1921 - )
  • November 30, 2005

    this list updated November 01, 1999

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