WHO IS THIS? She contributed to the discovery of the structure of DNA
Rosalind Franklin
WHO IS THIS? She was a ‘Hidden Figure’ and NASA computer
Katherine Johnson
WHO IS THIS? She was the first woman to discover a comet
Caroline Herschel
WHO IS THIS? She was the first woman in space
Valentina Tereshkova
WHO IS THIS? She worked with primates and changed our understanding of chimpanzees
Jane Goodall
WHO IS THIS? She was the first computer programmer
Ada Lovelace
WHO IS THIS? She was a chemist who cured leprosy
Alice Augusta Ball
WHO IS THIS? She was a physicist and chemist who pioneered research in radioactivity
Marie Curie
WHO IS THIS? She was the first black woman in space
Mae C. Jemison
WHO IS THIS? She was an astronomer who discovered 'dark matter'
Vera Rubin
WHO IS THIS? She laid the foundation for GPS Technology
Gladys West
WHO IS THIS? She joined the Matthan Project, which resulted in the creation of nuclear weapons
Chien-Shiung Wu
