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Marlyn Wescoff Meltzer was one of the women who helped invent computer programming through their work on the ENIAC. Image: Wikimedia Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms

Betty Holberton studied journalism, but during WWII she became one of the first computer programmers, working on the ENIAC. Image: Wikimedia Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms

This week we’re honoring the women who created computer programming, and today’s episode features Jean Jennings Bartik. Image: Wikimedia Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms

On February 15, 1946 the ENIAC was formally dedicated. This week we honor the women who programmed the first electronic computer, starting with Kathleen Antonelli. Image: Wikimedia Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms

February 14 is Valentine’s Day: a day associated with tending the heart. Today, we’ll look at a woman who has studied many factors impacting the human heart: Marie Maynard Daly. Image: Wikimedia. Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms

Meet the spokesperson for LIGO, the organization that just announced they have detected gravitational waves, Gabriela Gonzalez. Image: Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 2.0 DEED) Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms

It’s International Darwin Day, and today we learn about Dr. Linda Cayot, who worked on conservation in the Galapagos. Image: A. Davey (CC BY 2.0 DEED) Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms

Today is the birthday of Beulah Louise Henry, or “Lady Edison,” a woman who earned 49 patents for a wide variety of inventions. Image: Wikimedia. Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms

Today, we’d like you to meet Edith Clarke, the first woman to be hired as an electrical engineer in the U.S. Image: Wikimedia. Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms

Peggy Whitson always wanted to be an astronaut and she achieved her dream, becoming the first woman to command the ISS. Image: NASA. Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms

Meet Dr. Katherine Freese, an astrophysicist studying dark matter and dark energy. Image: TEDxVienna (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 DEED) Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms

There’s plenty of science on display at the Super Bowl, and Ainissa Ramirez is able to tell you all about it. Image: TED (CC BY-NC 2.0 DEED) Join Us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms

Jedidah Isler wanted to study the stars since she was first gifted a telescope at age 12, now she’s an astrophysicist. Image: NASA (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 Deed ) Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms

It’s Wear Red Day, a day to raise awareness of women’s risks for heart disease. In honor of the day, meet Dr. C. Noel Bairey Merz, a cardiologist who is changing the understanding of women’s health. Image: NIH (CC BY-NC 2.0 Deed) Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms

Dr. Hadiyah-Nicole Green is pioneering the use of lasers and nanoparticles to fight cancer. Image Courtesy of the Ora Lee Smith Cancer Research Foundation. Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms

Aprille Ericsson-Jackson is an aerospace engineer at NASA, and was the first African-American woman to get a PhD in engineering at Howard University. Image: NASA. Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms

Dr. Wanda M. Austin started at The Aerospace Corporation as an entry level engineer rising all the way to CEO and President. Image: NASA. Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms

Dr. Laurel Clark was a decorated Navy medic before she became an astronaut aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia. Image: NASA. Don't forget to check out our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms

Four new elements are joining the periodic table. Three of them thanks to a team led by Dawn Shaughnessy. Image: Wikimedia. Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms

Andrea Mueller has always loved racing, and now she’s a lead race engineer in NASCAR helping lead Team Penske to victory. Image: Wikimedia. Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms