08/03/2026
๐ ๐๐ ๐ ๐จ๐๐๐ ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ก ๐ฆ๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ก๐๐๐ก ๐ก๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ฌ๐๐ก๐ฆ๐ฌ๐ ๐๐ง ๐ง๐๐๐ก๐ข๐๐ข๐๐๐ฌ๐ ๐ฉ๐ปโ๐ฌ๐งฌ๐งช๐ญ๐ฅ๏ธ
โญ ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐จ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐๐จ๐ฉ๐, ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ ๐๐ผ, ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐ ๐ธ
In a world where women are expected to only do what society expects for them, ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ด๐ฆ ๐ธ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐ด๐ต๐ฆ๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ถ๐ฑ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ด๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ธ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐ฉ๐ข๐ท๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฃ๐ณ๐ช๐ญ๐ญ๐ช๐ข๐ฏ๐ค๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ค๐ฉ๐ข๐ฏ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ธ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ญ๐ฅ. Each of their respective discoveries and inventions represent every young girl who dreams of creating something that sustains life, something more than what the society envision for women in the field where their ideas are often disregarded, and if not, stolen.
As we honor ๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ง๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐๐ง'๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ก, letโs take a moment to appreciate these incredible women who serve as the faces of women in STEM in their specific fields.
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Her discovery on the density of DNA and, establishment that the molecule existed in a helical conformation in her pursuit to make clearer X-ray patterns of DNA molecules laid the foundation for James Watson and Francis Crick to suggest in 1953 that the structure of DNA is a double-helix polymer, a spiral consisting of two DNA strands wound around each other.
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The 1896 discovery of radioactivity by Henri Becquerel inspired Marie and Pierre Curie to further investigate this phenomenon. They examined many substances and minerals for signs of radioactivity. They found that the mineral pitchblende was more radioactive than uranium and concluded that it must contain other radioactive substances. From it they managed to extract two previously unknown elements, polonium and radium, both more radioactive than uranium.
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Grace Hopper earned a Ph.D. Mathematics at Yale in 1934, she revolutionized computer science by developing the first compiler (A-0) in 1952, which translated human-readable code into machine language. As a pioneer in programming, she created the first English-based data processing language, FLOW-MATIC, which paved the way for COBOL. She championed machine-independent programming and popularized the term "debugging".
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Dr. Simpson was the first female meteorologist to earn a doctorate, developed the first scientific model of clouds, discovered what keeps hurricanes whirling forward and revealed what drives the atmospheric currents in the tropics. She later conducted unique โweather modificationโ experiments and ran an international satellite project that measures tropical rainfall over the oceans, enterprises that continue to have significant impacts in the field. She worked for 30 years at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, where she was chief scientist for meteorology.
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Most wealthy women of the 1800s did not study math and science. Ada Lovelace excelled at themโand became what some say is the worldโs first computer programmer. When she was 17, Ada met mathematician and inventor Charles Babbage at a town party. She was fascinated by his Difference Engine, an early version of the calculator. He soon became her mentor. In 1835, Ada married William King, who became the Earl of Lovelace three years later, making her the Countess of Lovelace. They had three children, and even though most wives and mothers of the time worked only in the home, Ada Lovelace continued her work with Babbage. She created the first algorithm intended for processing by a machine, specifically Charles Babbage's Analytical Engine. Her notes in 1843 included a detailed, step-by-step method for calculating Bernoulli numbers, making her a pioneer of modern computing.
They remind us that women have the curiosity, determination, and capability to achieve anything. May they inspire us to continue the pursuit of lifelong learning and discovery.
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References:
Biography of Grace Murray Hopper. (2016). Office of the President Yale University . https://share.google/PReUmvZoLE0IZZmNQ
Britannica Editors (2025, December 18). Rosalind Franklin. Encyclopedia Britannica. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Rosalind-Franklin
Hilfrank, E. (2021, February 26). Ada Lovelace. History; National Geographic Kids. https://share.google/GS7NznuuxVmTtudgD
Physics, in. (2025). Nobel Prize in Physics 1903. NobelPrize.org. https://share.google/VsX4xqKuQ8jFdXG1V
โWoods. (2026). Joanne Malkus Simpson. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. https://share.google/3W68Bv9fTsJnHTbRu
