Remarkable Women in STEM

Physicist who researched radioactivity and has won the Nobel Prize twice.

The first Hispanic woman to go to space, and currently director of the Johnson Space Center.

This trio processed mathematical data for NASA. Recently featured in the film "Hidden Figures."

She continued and led construction of the Brooklyn Bridge, when the chief engineer became ill.

She has done extensive work with chimpanzees, and promotes the ethical treatment of animals.

Nuclear physicist titled "The First Lady of Physics." She contributed to the Manhattan Project.

The first female electrical engineer who did extesive work for General Electric.

The first female American astronaut. After NASA she fostered STEM education for young women.

She was awarded the 2014 Fields Medal for her work in topology.

Chemist who specialized in polymers, and eventually invented kevlar