Women in science.
Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:
Rita R. Colwell Papers
National Science Foundation director, microbiologist, educator, and administrator. Correspondence, writings, speeches, clippings, notes, meeting minutes, subject files, and other papers in both physical and digital formats documenting Colwell’s tenure as National Science Foundation director and career as a microbiologist.
Nina V. Fedoroff Papers
Molecular biologist, geneticist, educator, and science and technology advisor to the United States Department of State. Correspondence, notes, subject files, writings, and speeches in both physical and digital formats relating primarily to Fedoroff’s career as a scientist and professor and to her involvement in professional organizations from 1971 to 2012.
Gloria Ford Gilmer Papers
Isabella Karle and Jerome Karle Papers
Physical chemists. Writings, speeches, correspondence, research data, subject files, photographs, notes, and miscellaneous textual materials in both physical and digital formats primarily relating to the Karles’ careers at the Naval Research Laboratory and their contributions to the field of crystallography.
Vera C. Rubin Papers
Astronomer. Correspondence, writings, lecture notes and illustrations, observation logs, astronomical data, photographs, reports, and other papers relating to Rubin's career as an astronomer specializing in the movement of galaxies and in the existence of dark matter in the universe as well as her involvement in professional organizations and her efforts to promote women in science.
Maxine Singer Papers
Biochemist, science advocate, and administrator. Correspondence, laboratory notebooks, subject files, research material, reports, speeches and writings, printed matter, and miscellaneous items documenting Singer's genetic research, science advocacy, and administrative service with various scientific institutes and organizations, including her tenure as president of the Carnegie Institution of Washington.