Besides paving the way for the use of mice as model organisms, Lyon discovered the phenomenon of X-inactivation.

Numbers had always circled throughout young Frances Bilas’ life, but little did she know just how much of a role they would play later as she became one of the first computer programmers and a talented mathematician and physicist.

Gender barriers did not stop Nettie Stevens from discovering the genetic basis for biological sex.

Young Maria Mitchell grew up with awe-inspiring astronomical tales from her father; little did she know she would change the face of astronomy down the line.

Over 54% of cancer patients are able to live their lives after using chemotherapy. A medicine that only recently was researched and able to save countless people.

Proving that the STEM field can be excelled in by anyone, Marie Curie achieved greatness.

Adele Goldberg was essential in developing and expanding the field of programming.

Cotton is the most popular natural fiber in the world. Without Ruth Rogan Benerito, this could not be possible.

Ask the average person today about something they need every day: some answers would surely be Wifi, Bluetooth, and GPS. The reason we can have these necessities in our lives is because of the genius Austrian-American inventor and actress Hedy Lamar. 

Quorum sensing, a form of bacterial communication, shows there is strength in numbers.

Ada Yonath went through years of hard work to map the ribosome’s structure, leading to even greater findings.

Young Ana was an avid reader who knew how to write by the shockingly juvenile age of three. Little did the passionate learner know she would grow up to be the famed “Flower of the Valley.”

Florence Bascom made several findings about geology while teaching and pushing despite setbacks she had to face as a female.

Computer science was born from the mind of a little girl who wanted to fly.

Sally Ride was a courageous trailblazer that opened a multitude of pathways for other young women who aspired to be astronauts.

Out of the 118 elements known today, only six were discovered by women, Lise Meitner being one of those six women.

Chien-Shiung Wu: an unstoppable powerhouse in her study, even being referred to as the “First Lady of Physics”.

Over 35% of doctors today are women, but the first female doctor to earn a medical degree was this extraordinary women.

The ‘First Lady of Software’, Grace Hopper, would become one of computer programming’s greatest influences.

Everybody is uniquely made up of double helical DNA, we know this because of one woman, Rosalind Franklin.