Sofya Vasilyevna Kovalevskaya (born Korvin-Krukovskaya; 15 January 1850 – 10 February 1891) was a Russian #mathematician who made noteworthy contributions to analysis, partial differential equations and mechanics. #womeninstem en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sofya_K...

American educator Ella Flagg Young was born #OTD in 1845. She served as Superintendent of Chicago Public Schools (1909-1915)--the first female head of a large US city school system. Elected, first woman president of the National Education Association (NEA) in 1910. #education @neatoday.bsky.social

Alice Paul--suffragist, women’s rights activist, and author of the original Equal Rights Amendment (ERA)--was born #OTD in 1885. She devoted her entire life to advocating for women’s #suffrage and equal rights for women. alicepaul.org

What the change in childhood vaccines means.....besides more disease. www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...

Physicist Marguerite Perey discovered Francium #OTD in 1939. It was the last element to be found in a naturally occurring state, rather than synthesized by humans. 🧪 ⚛️ 👩‍🔬 Image: Musée Curie/ACJC Collection

Author, filmmaker, and anthropologist Zora Neale Hurston was born #OTD in 1891. She was a central figure of the Harlem Renaissance and author of the masterwork, 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘌𝘺𝘦𝘴 𝘞𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘞𝘢𝘵𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘎𝘰𝘥 (1937). #literature #litsky #booksky zoranealehurston.com

#OTD in 1939, French physicist Marguerite Perey discovered the element francium. She was the the first woman to be elected to the French Académie des Sciences (1962). In 1911, the Académie turned down Perey's mentor, Marie Curie, for membership. #WomenInSTEM

#NollaignamBan The first woman admitted to the all-male Royal Astronomical Society, Agnes Mary Clerke's analyses were so reliable, thoughtful & wide reaching that she became a revered authority. The Clerke lunar crater was named to commemorate her. www.dib.ie/biography/cl... #DIBLives

1/3/1884 — b. Mary Hamilton Swindler, American archaeologist, classical art scholar, art historian, and professor. A participant in several archaeological excavations worldwide; the first female editor-in-chief of the “American Journal of #Archaeology.” #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #SciSky #HistSci

Dr. Dana Ulery was born #OTD in 1938. In 1961, Ulery became the first woman engineer at the NASA Jet Propulsion Lab, where she designed automation real-time tracking systems for the Ranger & Mariner space missions. #WomenInSTEM #computerscience

Thanks Dr Au for highlighting these concerns. Appreciate being a part of the podcast! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

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Chemist Alice Ball died #OTD in 1916. The first Black woman to earn a Master's in Chemistry, she developed the Ball Method & it became the standard treatment for leprosy worldwide for >2 decades. BUT, just a year after her discovery, others took credit for her work. #WomenInSTEM (1/3)

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Georgia ranks among the highest in the nation for new HIV diagnoses and overall prevalence. In 2023, ~ 23.1 new HIV diagnoses/100,000 residents, > double the national average. Policy decisions matter. Expand prevention, increase funding for public health infrastructure, and commit to health equity.

Physician & suffragist Elizabeth Anderson died #OTD in 1917. She was the: * First woman to qualify in the #UK as a physician & surgeon & first MD in France * Co-founder of the first hospital staffed by women * First dean of a British medical school * First female mayor in the UK #WomenInSTEM

Before universal newborn vaccination for Hep B, only about 1/2 of newborns who contracted Hep B got it from the birthing parent. The new ACIP recommendations will needlessly expose those infants for 2 months, and 90% of those who get Hep B will be at risk for liver cancer and cirrhosis. MAHA ftw

#BOTD 1911 Betty Huntley-Wright: British actress and vocalist. Daughter of the comic actor Huntley Wright, had a long career on stage, chiefly in comedy and pantomime, and in film, radio and television. Later she also ran an antiques business in London. Alfred Hitchcock's Waltzes from Vienna (1934)

In an article published Wednesday in The New England Journal of Medicine, 12 former FDA commissioners sharply criticized anticipated changes to vaccine policy that were detailed in a leaked memo from an agency official.

First woman CEO in the United States? Anna Bissell. Born #OTD in 1846. She took over the Bissell company in 1889. She secured patents, boosted marketing & grew exports to Europe & Latin America and, by ~1899, had created the largest organization of its kind in the world. #WomenInBusiness

Thanks @robcaliff.bsky.social and 11 other prior FDA Commissioners for weighing in on vaccines, evidence, appropriate policy in today's @nejm.org www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.... www.statnews.com/2025/12/03/f...

A dozen former FDA commissioners condemn plan to tighten vaccine approvals - The Washington Post

Biochemist Dr. Elizabeth Blackburn was born #OTD in 1948. She shared the 2009 #Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for the discovery of the enzyme telomerase & how chromosomes are protected by telomeres. This has 𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘶𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘭 implications for the fields of #aging and #cancer research. #WomenInSTEM

Dr. Mary Edwards Walker was born 193 years ago today: Nov. 26, 1832. She was a doctor, Civil War surgeon, and women's dress reform advocate, but is best known as America's only female Medal of Honor recipient. Here's a great 2019 We're History article about her from author R.E. Fulton.

I have just learned that when they found out CDC's search tool was down, The Immunization Action Coalition put together a page with various search tools for vaccines, with different categories - could be useful to people: www.vaccineinformation.org/vaccine-basi...

@drneilstone.bsky.social #medsky

Maria Skłodowska (Marie Curie) was born in Warsaw, Poland, in November 1867. She was: 👏 the first person to win two Nobel Prizes (Physics in 1903, Chemistry in 1911). 👏 the first woman laureate. Prizes were awarded in Stockholm on 10 Dec each year. @nobelprize.org www.nobelprize.org/prizes/chemi...

The Power of Prevention: Vaccines in a Changing World. Great stats, good science. edhub.ama-assn.org/idsa-educati...

The Reproductive Health Coalition, AMWA, and Doctors for America are reshaping how we talk about access to abortion care—grounding every discussion in empathy, evidence, and shared values. Register: vist.ly/4d3v6 #DoctorsForAmerica #AMWA #ReproductiveHealthCoalition @amwa_students

Tune in to your local PBS station for a powerful new episode of Breakthrough: Women in Science & Medicine. Learn about the groundbreaking research led by Dr. Fatima Cody Stanford, an obesity medicine physician, scientist, educator, and policy maker. vist.ly/4ehmc

Some dont recall what the schedule was when they got their shots back in the 60s! Why do some think they only got 2 or 3 shots? vaxopedia.org/2019/07/09/v...

Powerful.

I Am a Drug Historian. Trump Is Wrong About Fentanyl in Almost Every Way. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/15/o...

“Parents who, after consulting with a doctor and a psychologist, allow their 15-year-old child to transition commit child abuse. The child is too young to consent!” --Megyn R. Kelly “Grown men who have sex with your 15-year-old? Big whoop! It’s not like she’s 8. LOL!” --Also Megyn R. Kelly

#ScienceSunday #Vaccines Here is another example where scientists have generated systemic immunity against human papilloma virus using nasal delivery of a cationic nanogel containing the HPV16 E7 protein as an antigen. In addition, an anti-tumor effect was seen. Game-changing! Vaccines save lives.

Garrett Stanley and I are leading the recruitment of a senior faculty position in BME at Georgia Tech and Emory, focused on Neural Engineering. Come talk to us, we're looking for a leader in research and training, in areas with neurotranslation potential. More details here: lnkd.in/eusCqCSR

We are on record. We will fight to protect early voting and vote-by-mail. Last Monday, the Supreme Court agreed to hear a case on vote-by-mail that lays the groundwork for attacking early voting. We will push back on threats to free, fair, & accessible elections. For all. www.lwv.org/newsroom/pre...

Wow! Research on menopause and women in leadership. Appreciate those who speak openly on this topic. Many Thanks! hbr.org/2025/11/new-... @amwadoctors.bsky.social @acog.org @womeninmedicine.bsky.social @facs.org

Iowa doesn’t have enough OB-GYNs. Is the state's abortion ban part of the problem? - NPR

How women physicians can shape the future of health care AI www.ama-assn.org/practice-man... @amwadoctors.bsky.social @womeninmedicine.bsky.social @womensurgeons.bsky.social @acog.org @docsforclimate.bsky.social

Multiple sex scandals are rocking the MAGA faith community www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...

Egg Freezing Benefits Are a Key Job Consideration for Female Docs www.medpagetoday.com/meetingcover... @amwadoctors.bsky.social @500womensci.bsky.social @womeninmedicine.bsky.social @acog.org @womensurgeons.bsky.social @infertility.bsky.social @infertility-info.bsky.social

Food insecurity is a self-inflicted, manufactured problem in the richest nation in the world

Good to know!

Dr Laura Riley reminds us of vaccination for pregnant persons @acogd2.bsky.social #D2ADM #vaccinate #obskyn #obgynsky #IDsky

The League just published a provocative headline. WHEN WOMEN LEAD, PEACE FOLLOWS. We couldn’t agree more. Evidence is in. Gender equity & representation is directly connected to international well-being. Work with us. We can help. www.lwv.org/blog/when-wo... @lwvus.bsky.social @lwvva.bsky.social

Every grandparent needs a Tdap before we see our new grandchildren

Love this tongue in cheek article!!! Opinion | I'm glad Trump is demolishing the White House to build a ballroom | Opinion - USA TODAY