Belle da Costa Greene (1879–1950) rose to become the first director of the Morgan Library, shaping it into a world-class institution while concealing her heritage to break barriers. What hidden struggles do you think trailblazers face today? #WomenInHistory #WomenInSTEM tiny.cc/w37t001

📅Sep 29 2002: Judit Polgar, defeated Garry Kasparov in the Russia vs. the rest of the world match. Becoming the 1st woman to defeat a world's #1 Player. She didn’t just play against the world’s best, she beat them. #WomenInSTEM #WomenWhoLead #ChessLegend

Sandy Lerner co-founded Cisco Systems & revolutionized how🖥️ computers connect worldwide! She pioneered local area networks and developed the first commercially successful multi-protocol router technology we still rely on today. #WomenInHistory #WomenInSTEM #TechPioneers tinyurl.com/4tm7bv5w

📅Sep 25 1982: The 1st group of women firefighters was sworn into the FDNY. Their hiring came after a contentious law suit, facing hostility & harassment , they entered a traditionally male-dominated profession and rose through the ranks. #WomenInSTEM #WomenWhoLead tinyurl.com/bdewjt5h

Fun fact: She was a frugal person by nature, reusing coffee grounds daily, and gifting homemade soap during the holidays to friends and family.

Astronomer Charlotte Sitterly was born 127 years ago today. Her spectroscopic studies were globally well-regarded and are still referenced, she was the first person to discover technetium from a natural source, and she wrote several books on stellar spectra. #WomenInSTEM #AstroSky 🧪🔭

Jeanne Dumée (17th c.) French astronomer who published Entretiens sur l’opinion de Copernic touchant la mobilité de la terre, defending Copernican theory of Earth’s motion when women in science were almost unheard of. #WomenInHistory #WomenInSTEM tinyurl.com/2hzj558z

📅Sep 24 2015: Gaia Vince became the first solo author & female winner of Britain's Royal Society Winton Prize for Science Books. She won the prestigious award for her Book Adventures in the Anthropocene: A journey to the heart of the planet we made" #WomenInSTEM #WomenInLiterature #HumanitiesInSTEM

Bette Nesmith Graham, invented Liquid Paper👃 & built it into a $$$-dollar company. When developing it, she originally mixed it in a kitchen blender & bottled it using whatever empty bottles she could find including nail polish bottles, ketchup & mustard bottles. #WomenInSTEM tinyurl.com/4jp3fbbe

Lina Eckenstein (1857–1931) was a British polymath who broke barriers in scholarship & women’s rights. She wrote one of the first histories of women in Europe. What role do you think historians play in shaping equality today? #WomenInHistory #WomenInSTEM tinyurl.com/4mkpmw6w

Today in Her Story: On 📅Sept 23, 1863, Mary Church Terrell was born. A trailblazing educator, suffragist, & civil rights activist, she co-founded the National Association of Colored Women & fought tirelessly for racial & gender equality. #HerStory #OnThisDay #HerStoryDaily

Maki Shige, a widowed samurai’s wife, disguised herself & her son as peasants to survive. In hiding, she learned hands-on fermentation methods & the skills she refined into superior soy sauce that later influenced Kikkoman’s. #WomenInHistory #WomenInSTEM tinyurl.com/2c87ujev

Alma Woodsey Thomas (1891–1978) Teacher turned 🎨painter, she was the first Black woman with a solo show at the Whitney and the first to be in the permanent White House collection. Her bold colors redefined American art. #HerStory #WomenInHistory #Art

📅Sep. 22 2011: Switzerland's parliament appointed women to the majority of the cabinet posts in the country's seven-member executive branch for the first time, giving women the majority in the cabinet. #WomenWhoLead #HerStoryDaily

Happy First day of Fall!, back into the swing of things this week after a much needed break. Thanks again to all the followers of this labor of love project. #WomenInSTEM #WomenWhoLead

September 16, 1913: Florence Greenberg, a pioneering music producer was born. Founded Scepter Records home to talents like Dionne Warwick. She broke ground in the male‑dominated industry In an era when women were discouraged from leadership or risk-taking in music industry. #WomenWhoLead #HerStory

📅Sep 12 1995: Bella Abzug, A prominent lawyer, feminist and politician addressed the 4th World Conference on Women in Beijing. She was known for advocating for women's rights & played a crucial role in advancing the feminist movement. #WomenWhoLead #WomenInSTEM tiny.cc/e8hs001

Anna May Wong: The 1st Chinese American Hollywood movie star, Wong broke barriers in an era of extreme discrimination, paving the way for greater Asian American representation in film. In 2022, she became the first Asian American featured on U.S. currency. #HerStory #WomenInHistory tiny.cc/g7hs001

📅Sep 11 1951: Florence Chadwick, American long-distance swimmer, became the 1st woman to swim the English Channel from England to France, setting new record despite the conditions of headwinds, and dense fog. She persevered and completed the swim in 16 hours and 22 min. #WomenInSTEM #WomenWhoLead

📅Sep 10, 1942: The Women's Auxiliary Ferrying Squadron, begins operations in the U.S. This squadron consisted of women pilots, with an average of 1,400 hours flying time. They ferried military aircraft during WWII, contributing to the war effort. #WomenInSTEM #WomenWhoLead tinyurl.com/yny62z56

📅Sep 9 2012: Shannon Eastin, made history becoming the NFL's 1st female referee. Debuting in the Rams-Lions game. At just 11 years old, she became the youngest judo athlete ever accepted to train at the U.S. Olympic Training Center. Winning National Champion 6 times. #WomenInHistory #WomenWhoLead

“September 9, 1916: President Woodrow Wilson addressed women’s suffrage in Atlantic City, calling the movement ‘one of the most astonishing tides in modern history’ and urging patience as the tide continues to rise. #WomenInHistory #TheFutureIsFemale

📅Sep. 08 1986: The 1st episode of the Oprah Winfrey show, hosted by Oprah Winfrey herself, was broadcast nationwide. The show became America's #1 day-time talk show, making Winfrey a highly influential figure in the media industry. #WomenInHistory #HerStoryDaily #Herstory

Ada Lovelace wrote the first computer🖥️ algorithm in the 1840's long before modern machines existed. Her vision made her the world’s first programmer. The "Enchantress of Numbers" saw beyond mere calculation to true innovation. #WomenInHistory #WomenInSTEM #WomenWhoLead tinyurl.com/52aj7tbk

September 7, 1853: At an abolitionist convention in Massachusetts, Sojourner Truth faced hecklers with resolve: ‘You may hiss as much as you please, but women will get their rights anyway! #HerStory #HerStoryDaily #StrongWomen

September 6, 1870: Louisa Ann Swain, age 69, cast her 🗳️ballot in Laramie, Wyoming, becoming the first woman in the U.S. to vote in a general election decades before women nationwide won that right #WomenInHistory #ExtraordinaryWomen

Harriot Stanton Blatch: Not just following in her famous mom's path, she revolutionized it! Founded the Equality Lg. in 1907, organizing NYC's 1st suffrage parades & mobilizing working women as the movement was stalling. Her bold tactics helped secure the 19th Amendment. #WomenInHistory #WomenInSTEM

📅September 5 :On this day in 1995, Hillary Rodham Clinton declared ‘Women’s rights are human rights’ during her keynote at the UN Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing, shaping the global agenda for gender equality. #WomenInHistory #HerStoryDaily #WomenWhoLead

Did you know Beatrix Potter the beloved author of "The Tale of Peter Rabbit," was more than an author? She was a respected mycologist whose detailed fungi🍄 illustrations were a key contribution to the field. #WomenInHistory #WomenInSTEM #WomenInLiteratue tinyurl.com/3tbu839z

🗓 September 4: In 1995, the Fourth UN World Conference on Women opened in Beijing, launching the landmark Beijing Platform for Action a global blueprint for gender equality and women’s empowerment. #HerStoryDaily #WomenInHistory #HerStory

#OTD in 2017, astronaut Peggy Whitson returned to Earth having accrued 665 days in space during her career--the equivalent of a hypothetical round trip to Mars. This total was more time in space than any other American and any other woman worldwide. #WomenInSTEM nasa.gov/astronauts/b...

📅 Sep 3rd 2003: Margaret Hamilton, the team leader who developed the flight software for NASA's Apollo missions, received a NASA Exceptional Space Act Award for her significant scientific & technical contributions. #WomenInSTEM #WomenWhoLead

📅Sep 2 1910: Alice Stebbins Wells became the 1st U.S. Born female police officer. Originally a Pastor, she was appointed to the LA police Dept., paving the way for more women to join law enforcement agencies. Irony: Her 1st case involved investigating a religious cult. #WomenWhoLead #HerStory

Aletta Jacobs: The first female physician in the Netherlands (1879) who pioneered the world's first birth control clinic in 1882. She fought for women’s health, education, and the right to vote, leaving a legacy of progress and equality. #WomenInHistory #WomenInSTEM tinyurl.com/yc4ub6pw

📅 Sep 1 1907: The 1st issue of the National Federation of Women Workers newspaper "Woman Worker", was published initially a monthly publication, it quickly gained popularity , transitioning to weekly, with a circulation of 20,000 readers #WomenInHistory #StrongWomen

Wow it’s September just like that ! 🗓️ Sept 1, 1878: Emma M. Nutt became the world’s first female telephone operator. Her pioneering role opened the door for countless women in telecommunications, reshaping communication history. #HerStoryDaily #HiddenHerStory #WomenInHistory

Diana Trujillo, aerospace engineer, led NASA’s Mars rover mission planning and became the first Latina flight director at NASA. Her journey from Colombia to JPL is the stuff of stars✨. What would space innovation look like without her brilliance? #WomenInSTEM #WomenWhoLead tinyurl.com/59xpven4

🗓️ 31 Aug 1880: At age 10, Wilhelmina ascended as Queen of the Netherlands. She later guided her nation through both World Wars, embodying resilience and national unity. #HerStoryDaily #HiddenHerStory #WomenInHistory

🧬 Dr. Samira Musah developed a breakthrough kidney-on-a-chip model to study disease and test drugs reshaping kidney research and organ modeling. What innovations could her discoveries unlock next? #GirlPower #WomenInSTEM #STEMTrailblazers tinyurl.com/4upcdzp6

🗓️ 30 Aug 1797: Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley was born. Author of Frankenstein, she pioneered science fiction and challenged ideas of creation, responsibility, and humanity. #HerStoryDaily #HiddenHerStory #WomenInLit

Anna Sutherland Bissell became America's first female CEO in 1889, expanding a carpet🧹 sweeper co. into a global brand. Introducing progressive policies like pensions & workers' comp. Classic example of leading through people-first strategy #WomenInHistory #BusinessTrailblazer tinyurl.com/49kansaa

🧪 In the 1960s, Margaret Crane an industrial designer with no formal science background created the first at-home pregnancy test prototype. "a paperclip holder, test tube and a mirror. Her invention was shelved for years, deemed “too empowering.” #WomenInHistory #WomenInSTEM tiny.cc/e4tr001

Ever heard of Yolanda Fernández de Cofiño? In the 1970s, this Guatemalan McDonald's franchisee saw that kids' meals were too big. Her solution: the "Menú Ronald," a smaller meal with a burger, fries, and a toy the precursor to the Happy Meal. #WomenInSTEM #WomenInHistory tinyurl.com/2s336sbr

🗓️ 28 Aug 1963: Mahalia Jackson sang at the March on Washington, urging Dr. King to share “I have a dream.” The Queen of Gospel used her voice to lift a movement and inspire millions. #HerStoryDaily #HiddenHerStory #CivilRights

French referee Stéphanie Frappart made history as the first woman to officiate a men's World Cup⚽ match and was recently appointed referee for the UEFA Women's EURO 2025 final. #HerStory #WomenWhoLead #EmpowerHer tinyurl.com/5bs3ky25

🗓️ 27 Aug 1912: Lucy Burns delivers a fiery speech at the final planning meeting of the National Woman’s Party before their White House pickets. She later endures arrest and hunger strikes for suffrage. What would you risk for your voice to be heard? #HerStoryDaily #WomensRights #HiddenHerStory

Beatrice Hicks invented & patented the gas density sensor, a device that monitored fuel levels in the Saturn V rockets, making the historic mission possible. Her innovations in sensing devices were also used in Boeing aircraft & to monitor nuclear weapons #HerStory #WomenInSTEM tinyurl.com/4dh6ux36

🗓️ 26 Aug 1920:The 19th Amendment is certified, granting American women the right to vote after decades of struggle. Their victory reshaped democracy and set the stage for broader rights. Whose fight will you honor today? #HerStoryDaily #WomensRights #HiddenHerStory

Hertha Ayrton, the inventor behind the Ayrton Fan! Her handheld device cleared poison gas from WWI trenches, saving countless lives. Her foundational work on the electric arc also helped bring light to city streets. Winner of the Hughes Medal 1906 #WomenInHistory #WomenInSTEM tinyurl.com/ydzuyy6m

🗓️ 25 Aug 1900: Dorothy Vaughan is born. Taught herself FORTRAN (a new programming language in the 1950s) without formal training so she could retrain her entire team of Black women mathematicians ensuring they remained essential as NASA transitioned from manual calculations to computers #WomenInSTEM