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This digital collection features materials related to notable women scientists, including Marie Curie, Irène Joliot-Curie, Bettye Washington Greene, Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin, Stephanie Kwolek, and Rosalyn Yalow, as well as images of women working in a variety of laboratory and industrial settings. The collection also includes a range of materials related to women's health, including breast pumps, contraceptives, and mammary sizers.

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  • Women in science189
  • Women employees152
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  • Pew Charitable Trusts60
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  • Fitton, Elizabeth21
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  • Photographs170
  • Oral histories107
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  • 11 items
    Oral histories

    Oral history interview with Madeline M. Henderson

    • 1997-Jul-14

    Madeline Henderson begins this interview with a description of her family and early years in Quincy, Massachusetts. Henderson attended Emmanuel College, receiving an A.B. in chemistry in 1944. After college, she worked…

    • Interviewee Henderson, Madeline M.
    • Interviewer Williams, Robert V.
    • Subject Women in science, Information scientists--Biography, Information storage and retrieval systems--Chemistry, Information scientists, Information science, Women chemists, Henderson, Madeline M., Chemistry--Abstracting and indexing, Perry, James W. (James Whitney), 1907-, Chemistry--Nomenclature, Chemists
  • Photograph of Claire Schultz
    11 items
    Oral histories

    Oral history interview with Claire K. Schultz

    • 1997-Jul-09

    Claire K. Schultz begins the interview by discussing her childhood in south central Pennsylvania. Raised primarily by her father and grandmother, Schultz dreamed of becoming a doctor from a young age. Inspired by her…

    • Interviewee Schultz, Claire K.
    • Interviewer Williams, Robert V.
    • Subject Women in science, Information storage and retrieval systems--Chemistry, Librarians--Biography, Librarians, Drexel University, Merck Sharp & Dohme, Chemistry--Abstracting and indexing, Women in library science, Chemistry--Nomenclature, Sperry Rand (Corporation). Univac Division, Schultz, Claire K.
  • Oral histories

    Oral history interview with Marjorie A. Oettinger

    • 1997-Feb-10 – 1997-Feb-12

    Marjorie A. Oettinger grew up in Boston, Massachusetts, the younger of two children. Her father was a professor at Harvard University; her mother taught biology at Harvard University; and her brother went to Harvard…

    • Interviewee Oettinger, Marjorie A., 1961-
    • Interviewer Maestrejuan, Andrea R.
    • Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
    • Subject Oettinger, Marjorie A., 1961-, Women in science, Women in medicine, Medical scientists, Molecular biology, Medicine--Research, Genetics, Genetic recombination
  • Oral histories

    Oral history interview with Judy Lieberman

    • 1997-Jan-29
    • 1997-Jan-31

    Judy Lieberman, the second of three daughters, was born in Boston, Massachusetts, but grew up in a New Jersey suburb of New York City. Her father worked for Maidenform Incorporated, and her mother was an elementary…

    • Interviewee Lieberman, Judy, 1947-
    • Interviewer Maestrejuan, Andrea R.
    • Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
    • Subject Lieberman, Judy, 1947-, Physics, Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Tufts University. School of Medicine, Immunology, Immunotherapy, AIDS (Disease), Women in science, Women in medicine, Career changes, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Harvard Medical School
  • Photographs

    Unidentified employee of the Institute for Scientific Information at work

    • After 1986 – before 1996

    A black and white photographic view depicting a female employee at the Institute for Scientific Information (ISI) in Philadelphia. The ISI was an academic publishing service, founded by Eugene Garfield (1925-2017) in…

    • Subject Garfield, Eugene, Information science, Information storage and retrieval systems, Citation indexes, Science publishing, Science--Information services, Institute for Scientific Information, Computers, Employees, Women employees
  • Oral histories

    Oral history interview with Ann M. Pullen

    • 1996-Aug-07 – 1996-Aug-09

    Ann M. Pullen was born in Eastbourne, a small town on the south coast of England, though was raised in Sutton Coldfield just outside of Birmingham, the elder of two sisters. Both of her parents were university-educated…

    • Interviewee Pullen, Ann M., 1961-
    • Interviewer Novak, Steven J.
    • Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
    • Subject Pullen Ann M., 1961-, Kappler, John, Marrack, P. (Philippa), Perlmutter, Roger, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, National Institutes of Health (U.S.), Women medical scientists, Medical scientists, Women in medicine, Women in science, Medicine--Research, Immunology
  • Oral histories

    Oral history interview with Lynn Cooley

    • 1996-Mar-04 – 1996-Mar-05
    • 1996-Mar-07

    Lynn Cooley grew up in Portland, Connecticut, the middle child of five. Her father was in aeronautical engineering and her mother in physics, so she had a very early introduction, if not a genetic predisposition, to…

    • Interviewee Cooley, Lynn, 1955-
    • Interviewer Meldrum, Marcia L.
    • Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
    • Subject Women molecular biologists, Geneticists, Women geneticists, Women in medicine, Women in science, Women medical scientists, Medical scientists, Medicine--Research, Cytology--Research, Molecular biology--Research, Cooley, Lynn, 1955-
  • Alison E. M. Adams
    2 items
    Oral histories

    Oral history interview with Alison E. M. Adams

    • 1996-Feb-12 – 1996-Feb-14

    Alison E. M. Adams was born in Penang, Malaysia, the third of six children. Her parents were British citizens: Her father, a British citizen, had worked for the British government for many years; her mother, also a…

    • Interviewee Adams, Alison E. M., 1955-
    • Interviewer Novak, Steven J.
    • Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
    • Subject Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Biochemistry, Women biochemists, Women in science, Cancer--Research, Biochemistry--Research, Adams, Alison E. M., 1955-, Cytology, Immunofluorescence, Molecular biology, Medical scientists
  • Oral histories

    Oral history interview with Diane M. Papazian

    • 1996-Jan-16
    • 1996-Jan-25
    • 1996-Feb-07

    Diane M. Papazian spent her early years in Detroit, Michigan, the youngest of three children. Her father was an insurance salesman and administrator, her mother a housewife. She exhibited an early interest in science,…

    • Interviewee Papazian, Diane M., 1954-
    • Interviewer Meldrum, Marcia L.
    • Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
    • Subject Papazian, Diane M., 1954-, Women in science, Molecular biology, Medical scientists, Neurosciences, Medicine--Research, Drosophila, Genetics--Research
  • Postage stamps, Ephemera

    Postage stamp honoring Dr. Virginia Apgar

    • 1995

    United States postage stamp honoring Dr. Virginia Apgar (1909-1974), an American obstetrical anesthesiologist best known as the inventor of the Apgar Score used to quickly assess the health of a newborn child…

    • Creator Of Work United States Postal Service
    • Subject Women in science, Postage stamps, Apgar, Virginia, 1909-1974, Apgar score, Commemorative postage stamps, Science on postage stamps, Women physicians
  • Photograph of Christine E. Holt
    2 items
    Oral histories

    Oral history interview with Christine E. Holt

    • 1995-Oct-25 – 1995-Oct-27

    Christine E. Holt was born and raised in Wylam, a small village in Northumberland in the north of England, the youngest of three siblings. Her mother was a homemaker; her father was a naval sea captain during World War…

    • Interviewee Holt, Christine E., 1954-
    • Interviewer Novak, Steven J.
    • Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
    • Subject Holt, Christine E., 1954-, Genetics, Neurobiology, Electrophysiology, Xenopus, Brain--Physiology, Retina, Cell differentiation, University of California, San Diego, Women in science, Women in medicine, Neuroscientists, Medical scientists, Women medical scientists
  • Oral histories

    Oral history interview with Frances M. Brodsky

    • 1995-Aug-21 – 1995-Aug-23

    Frances M. Brodsky grew up in Princeton, New Jersey. Her father worked at ETS (Educational Testing Service), a job he began shortly after the company was founded. Her mother, an artist, was a professor at Rutgers and…

    • Interviewee Brodsky, Frances M. (Frances Martha), 1955-
    • Interviewer Novak, Steven J.
    • Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
    • Subject Brodsky, Frances M. (Frances Martha), 1955-, Biochemistry, Women in science, Monoclonal antibodies, HLA histocompatibility antigens, Immunology, Cytology, University of California, San Francisco, Becton-Dickinson, Affirmative action programs in education
  • Oral histories

    Oral history interview with Brenda L. Bass

    • 1995-Jul-24 – 1995-Jul-26

    Brenda L. Bass grew up in the 1960's in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Her parents were young and had no opportunity to finish college, taking jobs as realtors. As a result, Bass was often cared for by her maternal…

    • Interviewee Bass, Brenda L., 1955-
    • Interviewer Maestrejuan, Andrea R.
    • Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
    • Subject Cech, Thomas, Weintraub, Harold M., 1945-1995, Women medical scientists, Women in medicine, Women in science, Medicine -- Research, RNA--Research, Bass, Brenda L., 1955-, Medical scientists
  • Oral histories

    Oral history interview with Carol W. Greider

    • 1993-Sep-22
    • 1993-Sep-24
    • 1993-Sep-30
    • 1993-Oct-05

    Carol W. Greider was born in San Diego, California. Her father was a physicist; her mother was a biologist who died when Carol was young. Her father had a position at Yale University when Carol was a child, and they…

    • Interviewee Greider, Carol W.
    • Interviewer Hathaway, Neil D.
    • Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
    • Subject Greider, Carol W., Circadian rhythms, Blackburn, Elizabeth H. (Elizabeth Helen), 1948-, Telomere, Telomerase, Cloning, Ribonucleases, Medical scientists, Molecular biologists, Women in science, Women in medicine, Women medical scientists, Women molecular biologists
  • Oral histories

    Oral history interview with Beverly M. Emerson

    • 1992-Dec-16
    • 1992-Dec-18
    • 1992-Dec-21
    • 1993-Jan-28

    Beverly M. Emerson was born in Eugene, Oregon, and spent much of her childhood there. She was the only child of her two parents, but her father had three children by a previous marriage. Her parents divorced when she…

    • Interviewee Emerson, Beverly M., (Beverly Marie), 1952-
    • Interviewer Hathaway, Neil D.
    • Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
    • Subject Emerson, Beverly M., (Beverly Marie), 1952-, National Institutes of Health (U.S.), Women in science, Genetic transcription, Chromatin, Globin genes, Salk Institute for Biological Sciences, Proteins--Purification, Cloning, Transcription factors
  • Photographs

    Dr. Bettye Washington Greene (1935-1995)

    • After 1964 – before 1991

    Photograph of Dr. Bettye Washington Greene (1935-1995), believed to be the first African-American female chemist employed to work in a professional position at the Dow Chemical Company.

    Bettye Greene was born on March…

    • Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
    • Subject Women in science, Greene, Bettye Washington, 1935-1995, Laboratories, African American women, Dow Chemical Company, African American chemists, Women chemists, African Americans, Women employees, Chemists, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority
  • Photographs

    Dr. Bettye Washington Greene (1935-1995)

    • After 1964 – before 1991

    Photograph of Dr. Bettye Washington Greene (1935-1995), believed to be the first African-American female chemist employed to work in a professional position at the Dow Chemical Company.

    Bettye Greene was born on March…

    • Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
    • Subject Women in science, Greene, Bettye Washington, 1935-1995, African American women, Dow Chemical Company, African Americans, Employees, Chemists, Women employees, Women chemists
  • Oral histories

    Oral history interview with Marilyn D. Resh

    • 1991-Jun-20

    Marilyn Resh grew up in what she calls a typical Long Island town. When she was in high school she discovered science, particularly chemistry, but continued her extensive violin playing throughout college and graduate…

    • Interviewee Resh, Marilyn D., 1955-
    • Interviewer Lindee, Susan M.
    • Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
    • Subject Resh, Marilyn D., 1955-, Women in science, Women in medicine, Molecular biology, Medical scientists, Medicine--Research, Cancer--Research, Oncology, Oncogenes
  • Oral histories

    Oral history interview with Marilyn C. Pike

    • 1991-Jun-06

    Marilyn Pike grew up in Westchester, New York. Her father was a chemical engineer who was interested in desalination, even patenting a freeze-drying process for Maxwell House Coffee. Her mother was a housewife. Pike…

    • Interviewee Pike, Marilyn C., 1951-
    • Interviewer Kohler, Robert, Kohler, Frances
    • Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
    • Subject Pike, Marilyn C., 1951-, Molecular biology, Medical scientists, Medicine--Research, Phospholipids, Chemokines, Women in science, Women in medicine, Women medical scientists
  • 10 items
    Oral histories

    Oral history interview with Madeleine M. Joullié

    • 1991-Apr-23

    The interview begins with Dr. Joullié's description of her early life and education in Brazil. Her father sent her to Simmons College in the United States, where she received her undergraduate degree before obtaining…

    • Interviewee Joullié, Madeleine M., 1927-
    • Interviewer Bohning, James J.
    • Sponsor Rollin M. Gerstacker Foundation
    • Subject Joullié, Madeleine M., 1927-, Chemistry, Organic, Women in chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Price, Charles C. (Charles Coale), 1913-2001, United States. Secret Service, DNA fingerprinting, American Chemical Society, Western Electric Company, Shell Oil Company, Weisz, Paul B., 1921-, Alzheimer's disease--Research, Chemists, Women chemists, Women in science
  • Oral histories

    Oral history interview with Diane O. Etchison

    • 1991-Mar-06

    At the request of the interviewee, the abstract of the interview and interviewee’s biographical data have not been included. For more information, please contact the Center for Oral History.

    • Interviewee Etchison, Diane O., 1947-
    • Interviewer Thackray, Arnold, 1939-
    • Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
    • Subject Etchison, Diane O., 1947-, Cell interaction, Monoclonal antibodies, Salk Institute for Biological Studies, University of Kansas. Medical Center, Women in science, Sexism in science, Proteins--Synthesis--Regulation
  • Oral histories

    Oral history interview with Katherine A. Jones

    • 1991-Mar-04

    At the request of the interviewee, the abstract of the interview and interviewee’s biographical data have not been included. For more information, please contact the Center for Oral History.

    • Interviewee Jones, Katherine A.
    • Interviewer Lindee, Susan M., Goldfine, Sarah
    • Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
    • Subject Jones, Katherine A., Medical scientists, Medicine--Research, Molecular biology, Women in science, Women in medicine, HIV (Viruses), Transcription factors, Proteins--Research
  • Oral histories

    Oral history interview with Sandra J. F. Degen

    • 1991-Mar-03

    Sandra J.F. Degen grew up in the San Fernando Valley, outside of Los Angeles, California, one of four children. Her father was a scientist and her mother a seamstress and homemaker. She says her childhood was an…

    • Interviewee Degen, Sandra D. F., 1955-
    • Interviewer Lindee, Susan M., Goldfine, Sarah
    • Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
    • Subject Women in science, Medical scientists, Women medical scientists, Medicine--Research, Prothrombin, Fibrinogen, Biochemists, Women biochemists, Degen, Sandra D. F., 1955-
  • Oral histories

    Oral history interview with Adrienne A. Rogalski-Wilk

    • 1991-Mar-03

    At the request of the interviewee, the abstract of the interview and interviewee’s biographical data have not been included. For more information, please contact the Center for Oral History.

    • Interviewee Rogalski-Wilk, Adrienne A.
    • Interviewer Kohler, Robert, Morrissette, Naomi
    • Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
    • Subject Rogalski-Wilk, Adrienne A., Medical scientists, Molecular biology, Medicine--Research, Women in science, Women in medicine, Cells--Motility, Cytology
  • Oral histories

    Oral history interview with Alison A. Weiss

    • 1991-Mar-03

    Alison A. Weiss grew up in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, a suburb of Milwaukee, the second of six children. Her father was an electrician, her mother a housewife. All six children graduated from college, and four have…

    • Interviewee Weiss, Alison A., 1952-
    • Interviewer Morrissette, Naomi, Kohler, Robert
    • Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
    • Subject Weiss, Alison A., 1952-, Molecular biology, Bacteria--Research, Pathogenic bacteria, Molecular biologists, Women in science, Women molecular biologists
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