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Published since 1877, Biographical Memoirs provide the life histories and selected bibliographies of deceased National Academy of Sciences members. Colleagues familiar with the subject's work write these memoirs and as such, the series provides a biographical history of science in America. This special collection features memoirs of women who shaped American science. We hope you will enjoy—and be inspired by—the biographies of these groundbreaking researchers.

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Physical and Mathematical Sciences

Gertrude M. CoxGertrude M. Cox

Applied Mathematical Sciences
(1900-1978)

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Gertrude S. GoldhaberGertrude S. Goldhaber

Physics
(1911-1998)

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Maria Goeppert MayerMaria Goeppert Mayer

Physics
(1906-1972)

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Julia RobinsonJulia Robinson

Mathematics
(1919-1985)

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Vera RubinVera C. Rubin

Astronomy
(1928-2016)

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C. S. WuC. S. Wu

Physics
(1912-1997)

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Biological and Biomedical Sciences

Gerty CoriGerty Cori

Biochemistry
(1896-1957)

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Mary EdmondsMary Edmonds

Biochemistry
(1922-2005)

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Katherine EsauKatherine Esau

Plant Biology
(1898-1997)

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Gertrude B. ElionGertrude B. Elion

Medical Physiology and Metabolism
(1918-1999)

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Marilyn Gist FarquharMarilyn Gist Farquhar

Cellular and Developmental Biology
(1928-2019)

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Charlotte FriendCharlotte Friend

Medical Genetics, Hematology, and Oncology
(1921-1987)

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Libbie HymanLibbie Hyman

Physiology and Pharmacology
(1888-1969)

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Shirley JeffreyShirley Jeffrey

Plant Biology
(1930-2014)

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Mary Ellen JonesMary Ellen Jones

Biochemistry
(1922-1996)

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Marian E. KoshlandMarian E. Koshland

Immunology and Inflammation
(1921-1997)

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Sydney KustoSydney Kustu

Genetics
(1943-2014)

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Rebecca C. LancefieldRebecca C. Lancefield

Biochemistry
(1895-1981)

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Martha L. LudwigMartha L. Ludwig

Biochemistry
(1931-2006)

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Barbara McClintockBarbara McClintock

Genetics
(1902-1992)

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Elizabeth C. MillerElizabeth C. Miller

Medical Genetics, Hematology, and Oncology
(1920-1987)

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Lois K. MillerLois K. Miller

Genetics
(1945-1999)

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Eva J. NeerEva J. Neer

Medical Physiology and Metabolism
(1937-2000)

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Ruth PatrickRuth Patrick

Ecology
(1907-2013)

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Helen RanneyHelen Ranney

Medical Genetics, Hematology, and Oncology
(1920-2010)

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Sarah RatnerSarah Ratner

Biochemistry
(1903-1999)

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Elizabeth S. RussellElizabeth S. Russell

Genetics
(1913-2001)

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Florence R. SabinFlorence R. Sabin

Medicine
(1871-1953)

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Ruth SagerRuth Sager

Genetics
(1918-1997)

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Berta V. ScharrerBerta V. Scharrer

Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
(1906-1995)

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Thressa C. StadtmanThressa C. Stadtman

Biochemistry
(1920-2016)

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Martha VaughanMartha Vaughan

Medical Physiology and Metabolism
(1926-2018)

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Zena WerbZena Werb

Medical Physiology and Metabolism
(1945-2020)

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Behavioral and Social Sciences

Linda S. CordellLinda S. Cordell

Anthropology
(1943-2013)

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Frederica de LagunaFrederica de Laguna

Anthropology
(1906-2004)

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Victoria A. FromkinVictoria A. Fromkin

Anthropology
(1923-2000)

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Mary Haas

Anthropology
(1910-1996)

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Olga Linares

Anthropology
(1936-2014)

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Margaret Mead

Margaret Mead

Anthropology
(1901-1978)

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Elinor Ostrom

Elinor Ostrom

Human Environmental Sciences
(1933-2012)

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Margaret F. Washburn

Margaret F. Washburn

Psychological and Cognitive Sciences
(1871-1939)

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Matilda White Riley

Social and Political Sciences
(1911-2004)

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