Kids’ CyberHunt: Women Who Dared

Women have contributed to the sciences for more than 4,000 years. Meet some of these scientists who dared to dream!
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1. One of the first female scientists was Egypt's Hypatia, who studied astronomy around 400 AD. What other field did she study?
Find out at: antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap020113.html

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2. In the U.S., the first known female astronomer was Maria Mitchell. What was her big discovery and when?
Find out at: www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link=/people/enlightenment.html

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3. Interest in astronomy led many women to careers exploring the galaxy. Who was the first woman in space?
From which country was she?
Find out at: www.iwasm.org/airspace/women.htm

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4. In the '60s, U.S. women began training at NASA alongside male astronauts. What was the name and purpose of the program?
Find out at: www.spaceline.org/astronauts/nasaladies.html

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5. In the field of physics, Marie Curie was known for her work with radioactivity. What accomplishment was she the first to achieve?
What did she discover?
Find out at: www.aip.org/history/curie/

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6. In 1849, Elizabeth Blackwell became the first U.S. woman to earn a medical degree. What college did she attend?
How was she accepted there?
Find out at:  www.funsocialstudies.learninghaven.com/articles/elizabeth_blackwell.htm

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7. Margaret Mead studied primitive cultures. What is this field known as?
In 1969, what did Time magazine call her?
Find out at: www.webster.edu/~woolflm/margaretmead.html

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8. Biologist Rachel Carson is considered the founder of the environmental movement. What was her philosophy about nature?
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Originally published in Instructor magazine.