Introductions Necessary

Considered to be the first female ichthyologist in the United States, Rosa Smith Eigenmann published her first scientific paper at the age of 22. Image: Wikimedia. Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms

After her father’s untimely death, Anna Winlock followed in his footsteps at the Harvard Observatory and completed his unfinished work. Image: Wikimedia. Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms

Virginia Tucker was one of five women hired into the “computer pool” at the NACA, before leading the human computers at NASA. Image Courtesy of UNCG. Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms

Hired by the gaming company Atari in 1980, Carla Meninsky was quickly moved into game design and programming. Image Courtesy of Atari Women. Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms

Dr. Helen Taussig helped found the field of pediatric cardiology after a childhood struggle with dyslexia. Image Courtesy of the National Library of Medicine. Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms

As the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Michelle K. Lee served as principal advisor to the President of the United States on domestic and international intellectual property policy matters. Image: US Dept. of Commerce. Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms

Dr. Anusuya Chinsamy-Turan is a paleobiologist who studies the bone structures of both extinct and living animals. Image Via LinkedIn. Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms

Dr. Vanessa Aponte Williams has used a systems engineering approach to bridge her interests in chemical engineering and space travel. Image: Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED) Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms

Ynes Mexia became a botanist at the age of 55, and on her many worldwide expeditions she gathered thousands of specimens. Image Courtesy of California Academy of Sciences. Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms

The recipient of Gallaudet University’s 2013 Distinguished Faculty Award, Dr. Caroline M Solomon has a passion for teaching and can’t imagine doing anything else. Image Courtesy of Gallaudet University. Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms

On May 18th, 1991, Helen Sharman became the first Briton in space when she traveled to the MIR space station. Image Courtesy of Helen Sharman. Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms

When Dr. Lose earned her degree of veterinary medicine, she was one of three female graduates and the only one to go into large-animal practice, concentrating on equine care. Image Via Horse Nation. Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms

Maria Gaetana Agnesi was a child prodigy who became a celebrated mathematician, though that wasn’t her first choice. Image: Wikimedia. Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms

As the first to recognize cystic fibrosis as a disease, Dr. Dorothy H. Andersen changed the lives of people with this condition. Image: Wikimedia. Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms

With her studies of the effects of mustard gas, Dr. Charlotte Auerbach helped create the science of mutagenesis. Image Courtesy of Edinburgh Library Special Collections. Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms

Inge Lehmann helped us discover what really lies at the center of our planet. Image: Wikimedia. Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms

You might think you know the story of Florence Nightingale as a pioneer in the nursing profession, but did you know she was also a brilliant statistician? Image: Wikimedia. Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms

Susan Jane Cunningham was integral to the building of the mathematics and astronomy departments at the newly founded Swarthmore College in Pennsylvania in 1869. Image: Wikimedia. Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms

Today, meet Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin, the woman who changed our view of the universe and the first recipient of the Annie J. Cannon Award in Astronomy. Image: Wikimedia. Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms

Former Harvey Mudd College President Dr. Maria Klawe is a gifted computer scientist and artist. Image: Craig Stanfill (CC BY-SA 2.0 DEED) Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms