Women’s History

An educator and ethnobotanist from Hawaii, leading expert on Pacific algae.

Now an Associate Professor at University of Michigan, Sara’s lab studies how different aspects of neurophysiology, which change during sleep, contribute to memory.

The first woman in America to be distinguished as a botanist

Professor at Washington University in St. Louis Medical School

A pioneering microbiologist and a researcher at the US Department of Agriculture

An English chemist and X-ray crystallographer

Swanne has achieved several prestigious fellowships and secured funding throughout every stage of her academic training.

Professor of Biology at Washington University

A leader in the field of maize cytogenetics

In 1933, became the first African American woman to earn a Ph.D. in the natural sciences