Women's History Month
Published on Nov 22, 2015
Women's History Month Presentation on women in the sciences, arts, media, and politics. Created by Jeannette M E Lee, PhD.
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Women's History Month
Women in science
Marie Curie, phd (7 November 1867 – 4 July 1934) - Which woman won the Nobel Prize twice, first in 1903 with the Nobel Prize in Physics for her research on radiation and second in in 1911 with the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for her research on radium and polonium? Her mother insisted that Ada learn mathematics from an early age as a way to ensure she did not become insane like her father.
Women in science
Ada Lovelace (10 December 1815 – 27 November 1852) - Which woman is commonly cited as writing the first computer program and is the only legitimate child of Lord Byron? The engine was never completed, however, so her code was never tested. These notes contain what many consider to be the first computer program—that is, an algorithm designed to be carried out by a machine.
women in science
Barbara McClintock, phd (1902-1992) - Which woman was the first woman to win the Nobel Prize in medicine and the only woman to win it unshared. Her research in the 1940s and 50s on chromosomes was first dismissed by the scientific community. It was only in the 1960s and 70s that the scientific community came to understand her research on genetic transposition, which is why she won the Noble Prize in Physiology or Medicene in 1983 and is still the only woman to receive an unshared Nobel Prize in that category.
women in science
Jane Goodall, phd (1934-Present) - Which woman is considered to be the world's foremost expert on primatology and has spent decades observing and studying the behavior of the Gombe chimpanzees in Tanzania?
women in science
Dr. Mae Carol Jemison (1956-Present) - Which woman was the first African American woman to travel into space in the Space Shuttle Endeavor on September 12, 1992. She was a physician and astronaut.
women in the arts
Misty Copeland (September 10, 1982 - Present) - Who is only the third African American female soloist and first in two decades for the American Ballet Company, one of the three leading classical ballet companies in the US along with the NYC Ballet and San Francisco Ballet? If you listen to NPR, you will know who this is because they interviewed her last week about her recently published biography, Life in Motion: An Unlikely Ballerina.
women in the arts
Virginia Woolf (25 January 1882 – 28 March 1941) - Which woman is early twentieth century British writer and one of the foremost modernists. Her most famous works include Mrs Dalloway (1925), To The Lighthouse (1927) and Orlando (1928), and the book-length essay A Room of One's Own (1929), with its famous dictum, "A woman must have money and a room of her own if she is to write fiction."
women in the arts
Frida Kahlo ( July 6, 1907 – July 13, 1954) - Which mexican painter was best known for her self-portraits? Mexican and Amerindian culture are important influences in her work, which has been described as surrealist. Kahlo had a volatile marriage with the famous Mexican artist Diego Rivera.
women in the arts
Angelina Jolie (June 4, 1975) - Present) - Which American actress, film director, and screen wrier was a Special Envoy and former Goodwill ambassador for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). She has been cited as the world's most beautiful woman and is married to Brad Pitt.
women in the arts
Aretha Franklin (1942-Present) - Which woman is known as the lady of soul and a piano prodigy? She is the first woman to be inducted into the Rock and Roll hall of Fame (1987). She is a vocalist, pianist, and songwriter. Her best known song demands R E S P E C T.
women in politics
Eleanor Roosevelt (October 11, 1884 – November 7, 1962) - Which first lady transformed the office of the first lady, advocated for women have an expanded role in the workplace, the civil rights of African Americans and Asian Americans? Her husband, the longest serving President of the United States, commonly known by his initials, contracted polio and became partially paralyzed. She would represent him at campaign events and give speeches on his behalf.
women in politics
Sonia Sotomayor (June 25, 1954 - Present) - Which woman was the first Latina justice and third female justice , on the Supreme Court of the United States?
women in politics
Margaret Thatcher (13 October 1925 – 8 April 2013) - Which woman was known as The Iron Lady? She was the first and only female British prime minister (1979 to 1990) and leader of the conservative party (1975 to 1990).
women in politics
Coretta Scott King (April 27, 1927 – January 30, 2006) - Which African American civil rights leader helped to the lead the Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s as well as was active in the Women's Movement and the LGBT Movement? She worked with President Ronald Reagan to make her husband's birthday a national holiday.
women in politics
Rachel Carson (May 27, 1907 – April 14, 1964) - Which woman whose research and writing on the effects of DDT and other pesticides on the environment led to the creation of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)? She was an American marine biologist and conservationist whose monumental book Silent Spring and other writings are credited with advancing the global environmental movement.
women in the media
Oprah Winfrey (January 29, 1954) - Which woman was named the 'Queen of all media" and the richest African American of the 20th century? She is currently North America's only black billionaire. She revolutionized and popularized the tabloid talk show by making it more confessional and intimate. Then later reinventing her show to focus on literature, spirituality, and self improvement.
women in the media
Julia Child (August 15, 1912 – August 13, 2004) - Which woman was recognized for bringing French cuisine to the American public with her debut cookbook, Mastering the Art of French Cooking and her subsequent television programs, the most notable of which was The French Chef which premiered in 1963?
women in the media
Rachel Maddow (April 1, 1973 - Present) - Which woman is the first openly gay anchor to host a major prime-time news program in the United States and holds a PhD in politics from Oxford University? She is the first openly gay or lesbian American to win an international Rhodes Scholarship.
women in the media
Padma Lakshmi (September 1, 1970 - Present) - Which woman is an Indian-born American cookbook, author, actress, model and television host? Her debut cookbook Easy Exotic won her the "Best First Book" award at the 1999 Gourmand World Cookbook Awards. She has been the host of the US reality television program Top Chef since 2006.
women in the media
Arianna Huffington (July 15, 1950 - Present) - Which woman is a Greek American author and syndicated colonist best known for her news website that carries her last name? In 2009, she was named as number 12 in Forbes' first-ever list of the Most Influential Women In Media.
Images used
- Slide 1 - Jeannie Fletcher, International Women’s Day, Flickr
- Slide 2 – Marie Curie, Wikimedia Commons
- Slide 3 – Ada Lovelace, Wikimedia Commons
- Slide 4 – Smithsonian Institution, Barbara McClintock, Wikimedia Commons
- Slide 5 – Jeekc, Jane Goodall, Wikimedia Commons
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- Slide 6 – NASA, Mae Carol Jemison, Wikimedia Commons
- Slide 7 – Kent G. Becker, Misty Copeland, Flickr
- Slide 8 – George Charles Beresford, Virginia Woolf, Wikimedia Commons
- Slide 9 – Saed de los Santos, Frida Kahlo, Wikimedia Commons
- Slide 10 – Remy Steinegger, Angelina Jolie (at Davos), Wikimedia Commons
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- Slide 11 – OTRS, Aretha Franklin, Wikimedia Commons
- Slide 12 – Library of Congress, Eleanor Roosevelt, Wikimedia Commons
- Slide 13 – Collection of US Supreme Court, Steve Petteway, Sonia Sotomayor, Wikimedia Commons
- Slide 14 – Margaret Thatcher Foundation, Chris Collins, Margaret Thatcher, Wikimedia Commonsd another list item here
- Slide 15 – Tina Hager, Coretta Scott King, Wikimedia Commons
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- Slide 16 – Comischong, Rachel Carson, Wikimedia Commons
- Slide 17 – Malik Shabazz, Oprah Winfrey, Wikimedia Commons
- Slide 18 – KUHT, Julia Child, Wikimedia Commons
- Slide 19 – Triumph68, Rachel Maddow, Flickr
- Slide 20 – David Shankbone, Padma Lakshmi, Wikimedia Commons
images used
- Slide 21 – David Shankbone, Arianna Huffington, Wikimedia Commons
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