National Women's History Month...
I don't know what got me to thinking about this today, but there are a couple things I want to say.
March is National Women's History Month...and with that in mind, I want to just share some notable women who have been dominant forces in the math and science field.
Marie Curie (1867-1934) won the Nobel Prize twice in her lifetime for her pioneering work with radioactivity and radium. (Her daughter Iréne Joliot-Curie also won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for work done in synthesizing radioactive elements. She was also mentioned in the 1943 and 1951 Prize presentations.)
Florence Rena Sabin (1871-1953) was the first woman to be elected to the National Academy of Sciences. Her career focused on tuberculosis but when she retired, she continued to work for better sanitation laws.
Maria Goeppert Mayer (1906-1972) won the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1963 for her work on the shell theory of atomic structure.
Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin (1910-1994) received the 1964 Nobel Prize for research about the structure of penicillin to control pernicious anemia.
Edith Hinckley Quimby (1891-1982) discovered the use of radiation in the treatment of cancer. She is often called "America's Madame Curie."
ALSO, because it is Women's History Month...I want to just remind all the people on my F-list...be you male or female, we all have women in our lives. Take time to remind them that a yearly physical is not just a suggestion - it is a requirement. Heart disease is the number 1 killer of women, and there is so much that can be done to help prevent it. Early detection is always a good thing...and it's not just for heart disease. It might not be the best time you have at the doctor's but a yearly women's health visit is also not just a suggestion. It's a requirement...so, please...for those of us out here that love you, take care of yourself and make sure you see your doctor AT LEAST once a year to have a check up.
*hugs*
March is National Women's History Month...and with that in mind, I want to just share some notable women who have been dominant forces in the math and science field.
Marie Curie (1867-1934) won the Nobel Prize twice in her lifetime for her pioneering work with radioactivity and radium. (Her daughter Iréne Joliot-Curie also won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for work done in synthesizing radioactive elements. She was also mentioned in the 1943 and 1951 Prize presentations.)
Florence Rena Sabin (1871-1953) was the first woman to be elected to the National Academy of Sciences. Her career focused on tuberculosis but when she retired, she continued to work for better sanitation laws.
Maria Goeppert Mayer (1906-1972) won the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1963 for her work on the shell theory of atomic structure.
Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin (1910-1994) received the 1964 Nobel Prize for research about the structure of penicillin to control pernicious anemia.
Edith Hinckley Quimby (1891-1982) discovered the use of radiation in the treatment of cancer. She is often called "America's Madame Curie."
ALSO, because it is Women's History Month...I want to just remind all the people on my F-list...be you male or female, we all have women in our lives. Take time to remind them that a yearly physical is not just a suggestion - it is a requirement. Heart disease is the number 1 killer of women, and there is so much that can be done to help prevent it. Early detection is always a good thing...and it's not just for heart disease. It might not be the best time you have at the doctor's but a yearly women's health visit is also not just a suggestion. It's a requirement...so, please...for those of us out here that love you, take care of yourself and make sure you see your doctor AT LEAST once a year to have a check up.
*hugs*