7/22/1916 — b. Valerie V. Hunt, American scientist, bio-energetic researcher, author, and lecturer. Intl renown for her research in bioengineering + physiology medicine; professor of physiological science, Univ of California, Los Angeles #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #BioSky #MedSky #SciSky #HistSci

7/21/1856 — b. Louise Bethune, American architect. The first professional woman architect in the United States; the first elected female member of the American Institute of Architects (1889) #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #architecture #architects #MathSky #SheIsTheFirst

7/20/1959 — b. Pamela Sklar, American neuroscientist, human geneticist, psychiatrist, author, professor. Mental health researcher of the genetic causes of psychiatric disorders. Chair, genetic & genomic sci dept and professor, Mount Sinai, NYC #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #NeuroSky #PsychSky #HistSci

7/17/1957 — b. Wendy Freedman, #Canadian astronomer, astrophysicist, author, professor. Observational cosmologist; director of the Carnegie Observatories, Pasadena, CA + Las Campanas, Chile; professor of #astronomy + #astrophysics, U of Chicago #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #AstroSky #SciSky #HistSci

7/16/1880 — Emily Stowe becomes the second licensed female physician in Canada. Jennie Kidd Trout was the first licensed female physician in Canada (1875) #Canada #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #MedSky #HistMed #SciSky #HistSci

7/15/1883 — b. Eleanora Knopf, American geologist, petrologist, stratigrapher. Structural geologist, analyzer of metamorphic rock. Researcher for the U.S. Geological Survey (1912-55); wrote classic text, “Structural Petrology” (1938) #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #GeoSky #SciSky #HistSci #womenwriters

7/14/1862 — b. Florence Bascom, American geologist, petrologist, professor. The first wmn to earn Ph.D. from an American university, Johns Hopkins Univ (1893). The first wmn fellow, Geological Society of America; the first wmn hired by USGS (1896) #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #GeoSky #SciSky #HistSci

7/13/1875 — b. June Etta Downey, American psychologist, author, educator. Researcher, philosophy of aesthetics; professor of philosophy and psychology, University of Wyoming. Wrote numerous academic articles #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #PsychSky #SciSky #HistSci #AcademicSky #womenwriters

7/10/1871 — b. Minnie Goodnow, American nursing leader, educator, historian, author. Wrote nursing books; noted popular nursing text, “Outlines of #NursingHistory” (1916). Career at General Memorial Hosp, NY (1900); NY Infant Asylum (1901); member, Am Hosp Assn #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #NurseSky

7/9/1909 — b. Isobel Bennett, Australian marine biologist, author. Intl renown as a preeminent #marine scientist; focus ecology of intertidal areas. Early wmn scientist to research in Antarctica; several Great Barrier Reef expeditions (1948-70) #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #OceanSky #BioSky #HistSci

7/8/1886 — b. Stella Goostray, American nursing leader, scholar, educator, author. Secretary of the Natl League for Nursing Education; pres, American Journal of Nursing Company, and pres, Natl Nursing Council for War Service(1940-46) #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #MedSky #EduSky #NurseSky #HistNursing

7/7/1861 — b. Nettie Maria Stevens, American geneticist, biologist. Discoverer of sex chromosomes; confirmed that chromosomes X and Y determined the sex of an individual by observing that male mealworms produced two types of sperm (1905) #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #BioSky #SciSky #HistSci #genetics

7/6/1912 — b. Georgeanna Seegar Jones, American gynecologist, endocrinologist, author. Reproductive endocrinology pioneer; her hormone,estrogen + progesterone research led to the HomePregnancyTest. Co-creator,1st US in-vitro fertilization program #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #MedSky #HistMed #HistSci

7/3/1873 — b. Frances Stern, American dietitian, social worker, educator, author. Important researcher in the fields of scientific #nutrition, applied dietetics + home economics. Her final publication was “Applied Dietetics”(1936, 2nd ed. 1943) #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #MedSky #HistSci #FoodSky

7/2/1876 — b. Harriet Brooks, Canadian nuclear physicist. Prominent woman in the field of radioactivity, her pioneering research led to the discovery of nuclear transmutation. The first Canadian female nuclear physicist #womenshistory #Canadian #WomenInSTEM #nuclear #physicists #SciSky #HistSci

7/1/1903 — Gladys Anderson Emerson, American biochemist, professor. Pioneer researcher of relationship btwn nutrition+cancer; authority on vitamin E functions, early scientist to study vit E (1933). Professor of #nutrition, Univ of Calif(1957-70) #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #BioSky #SciScky #HistSci

6/30/1927 — Phoebe Fairgrave Omlie, American aviator, became the first woman in the United States to be issued a pilot’s license #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #aviation #AVgeeks #SciSky #HistSci #SheIsTheFirst

6/29/1877 — b. Ida Maud Cannon, American nurse, social worker, reformer, author. The founder of medical social work; established the first #socialwork dept in a US hospital. Director, Social Service Dept, Mass General Hosp (1915-45) #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #MedSky #NurseSky #HistMed #HistNursing

6/26/1916 — b. Virginia Satir, American psychotherapist, author. The “Mother of the Family System”; a key figure in the development of family therapy. Known for her work on family reconstruction #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #PsychSky #family #therapy #MedSky #HistMed #SciSky #HistSci #WriterSky

6//25/1918 — b. Marion Orr, Canadian aviator, flight instructor, aircraft inspector,air traffic controller. Pioneer aviator, notable #WWII pilot of the Royal Canadian Air Force in England. First wmn to run a flying sch; Order of Canada(1986), member,Canadian #Aviation HoF #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM

6/24/1871 — b. Dora Keen, American traveler, mountaineer, alpinist, social and educational worker, adventurer, lecturer. The first person to climb to the sub-Arctic peak of Mount Blackburn, Alaska (1912) #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #SciSky #HistSci #mountainclimbing #EduSky

6/23/1889 — b. Verena Holmes, English mechanical engineer, inventor. The first female elected to the Inst of #MechanicalEngineers (1924) + the Inst of Locomotive Engineers (1931). Held 12+ #patents; co-founder, engineering firm which employed only women (‘46) #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #InventorSky

6/22/1906 — b. Anne Morrow Lindbergh, American author, aviator. Wrote 13 books; her popular “Gift from the Sea” is a formative work of #feminist literature. First wmn to obtain a glider pilot’s license; the first wmn awarded #NatGeo Hubbard Gold Medal (1934) #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #womenwriters

6/19/1872 — b. Beatrix Farrand, American landscape architect + historian, gardener. Renowned garden #designer, horticulturist; one of the first female landscape #architects. The only female co-founder, American Society of Landscape Architects (1899) #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #landscaping #HistSci

6/18/1913 — b. Sylvia Field Porter, American economist, journalist, columnist, author, radio personality. Pioneer female financial authority; first wmn to break into the world of #financial writing. Educated consumers on finance for 50+ yrs #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #EconSky #MathSky #womenwriters

6/16/1892 — b. Ellen Schulz Quillin, American botanist, author, educator + museum director. Founder + director of the San Antonio Museum; director of the Witte Museum, San Antonio, TX. Wrote several field guides on Texas wildflowers + plants #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #PlantSky #WriterSky #HistSci

6/15/1917 — b. Elizabeth Colson, American anthropologist, author. Focus ethnography, anthropological hist + theory, social organization+social change; specifically the ethnography of Africa + N. America. #Anthropology prof, U of Calif, Berkeley #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #AnthroSky #SciSky #HistSci

6/12/1802 — b. Harriet Martineau, English sociologist, economist, journalist, writer, feminist. The first female sociologist; a founder of modern #sociology and a key figure in the development of modern thought. Wrote 50+ books, close to 2k articles #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #womenwriters #HistSci

6/11/1942 — b. Maxine Baca Zinn, American sociologist, researcher, author, professor. Leading expert in the fields of family, gender + ethnicity; one of an elite group of female sociologists. Authored many publications #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #sociology #SciSky #HistSci #womenwriters #FamilySky

6/10/1822 — b. Lydia White Shattuck, American botanist, chemist, naturalist, professor. Prominent wmn in U.S. botanical+natural hist studies; prof, MountHolyoke Seminary(1851); member, WoodsHole Biological Laboratory Corp(1889) #womenshistory #HistSci #WomenInSTEM #PlantSky #ChemSky #SciSky #EduSky