Profiles of Women Scientists
Listed below are links to profiles of some of the women scientists (many of whom are physicists) who have made significant contributions to scientific discovery. They and their stories also serve as role models for young students to encourage them to pursue their career dreams.
Marie
S. Curie--discovered radium
Rosalind
Franklin--photographed the structure of DNA 
Maria
Goeppert Mayer--was the first person to investigate nuclear pairing 
Lise
Meitner--discovered and explained nuclear fission 
Ellen
Ochoa--First
Hispanic Woman Astronaut in Space. More information about her 
and others may be found in the book Hispanic Scientists that is listed on the ISU Physics Department's Equity and Diversity Resource Collection bibliography.
Dr.
Sally Ride--First
American Woman Astronaut in Space. 
For
more about
women in space, visit NASA's Female Frontiers and NASA Quest websites about the Women of NASA.
Chien-Shiung Wu--explained nuclear beta decay (photo not available)
Link to my Normal Public Library Women's History Month Exhibits for the EYH Conference:
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