This digital collection features materials related to notable women scientists, including Marie Curie, Irène Joliot-Curie, Bettye Washington Greene, Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin, Stephanie Kwolek, and Rosalyn Yalow, as well as images of women working in a variety of laboratory and industrial settings. The collection also includes a range of materials related to women's health, including breast pumps, contraceptives, and mammary sizers.
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Letter from Mary L. Petermann to Rosalind Franklin, February 25, 1958
- 1958-Feb-25
Letter from Mary L. Petermann to Rosalind Franklin (1920-1958) discussing research on ribonucleoprotein (RNP) particles, microsomes, and protein synthesis. She asks Franklin if it would be okay to send some preparation…
- Author Petermann, Mary L.
- Addressee Franklin, Rosalind, 1920-1958
- Subject Petermann, Mary L., Franklin, Rosalind, 1920-1958, Women in science, Women biochemists, Women chemists, Chemists, Biochemists, RNA
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Letter from Rosalind Franklin to Mary L. Petermann, February 18, 1958
- 1958-Feb-18
Letter from Mary L. Petermann to Rosalind Franklin (1920-1958). Franklin mentions sending a short paper, which is no longer with the letter.
Mary L. Petermann (1908-1975) was an American biochemist who was the first…
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Letter from Mary L. Petermann to Rosalind Franklin, June 24, 1957
- 1957-Jun-24
Letter from Mary L. Petermann to Rosalind Franklin (1920-1958) regarding RNA and nucleoproteins.
Mary L. Petermann (1908-1975) was an American biochemist who was the first to o isolate and describe ribosomes,…
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Letter from Rosalind Franklin to Mary L. Petermann, June 6, 1957
- 1957-Jun-06
Letter from Rosalind Franklin (1928-1958) to Mary L. Petermann regarding experiments with nucleoproteins.
Mary L. Petermann (1908-1975) was an American biochemist who was the first to o isolate and describe ribosomes,…
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Letter from Mary L. Petermann to Rosalind Franklin, April 9, 1957
- 1957-Apr-09
Letter from Mary L. Petermann to Rosalind Franklin (1920-1958) regarding nucleoproteins.
Mary L. Petermann (1908-1975) was an American biochemist who was the first to o isolate and describe ribosomes, originally called…
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Letter from Mary L. Petermann to Rosalind Franklin, February 28, 1957
- 1957-Feb-28
Letter from Mary L. Petermann to Rosalind Franklin (1920-1958) regarding nucleoproteins.
Mary L. Petermann (1908-1975) was an American biochemist who was the first to o isolate and describe ribosomes, originally called…
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Letter from Mary L. Petermann to Rosalind Franklin, February 19, 1957
- 1957-Feb-19
Letter from Mary L. Petermann to Rosalind Franklin (1920-1958) regarding nucleoproteins.
Mary L. Petermann (1908-1975) was an American biochemist who was the first to o isolate and describe ribosomes, originally called…
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Letter from Rosalind Franklin to Mary L. Petermann, February 7, 1957
- 1957-Feb-07
Letter from Rosalind Franklin (1928-1958) to Mary L. Petermann regarding experiments with nucleoproteins.
Mary L. Petermann (1908-1975) was an American biochemist who was the first to o isolate and describe ribosomes,…
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Letter from Rosalind Franklin to Mary L. Petermann, December 11, 1956
- 1956-Dec-11
Letter from Rosalind Franklin (1928-1958) to Mary L. Petermann regarding samples of nucleoproteins.
Mary L. Petermann (1908-1975) was an American biochemist who was the first to o isolate and describe ribosomes,…
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Letter from Mary L. Petermann to Rosalind Franklin, January 14, 1957
- 1957-Jan-14
Letter from Mary L. Petermann to Rosalind Franklin (1920-1958) regarding nucleoproteins.
Mary L. Petermann (1908-1975) was an American biochemist who was the first to o isolate and describe ribosomes, originally called…
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Letter from Mary L. Petermann to Rosalind Franklin, January 11, 1957
- 1957-Jan-11
Letter from Mary L. Petermann to Rosalind Franklin (1920-1958) regarding the stability of liver nucleoproteins.
Mary L. Petermann (1908-1975) was an American biochemist who was the first to o isolate and describe…
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Letter from Mary L. Petermann to Rosalind Franklin, November 28, 1956
- 1956-Nov-28
Letter from Mary L. Petermann to Rosalind Franklin (1920-1958) regarding nucleoproteins.
Mary L. Petermann (1908-1975) was an American biochemist who was the first to o isolate and describe ribosomes, originally called…
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Letter from Rosalind Franklin to Mary L. Petermann, November 19, 1956
- 1956-Nov-19
Letter from Rosalind Franklin (1928-1958) to Mary L. Petermann regarding nucleoprotein particles.
Mary L. Petermann (1908-1975) was an American biochemist who was the first to o isolate and describe ribosomes,…
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Letter from Mary L. Petermann to Rosalind Franklin, July 10, 1956
- 1956-Jul-10
Letter from Mary L. Petermann to Rosalind Franklin (1920-1958). Petermann sends Franklin a letter she has also sent to Maurice Wilkins (1916-2004).
Mary L. Petermann (1908-1975) was an American biochemist who was the…
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22 items
TMV-Os calculated
- 1957-Jul-22 – 1957-Jul-23
- Creator Of Work Franklin, Rosalind, 1920-1958
- Subject Tobacco mosaic virus, Franklin, Rosalind, 1920-1958, Women in science
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7 items
A Note on Molecular Configuration of Sodium Thymonucleate
- 1953-Apr-25
Typescript and notes on A Note on Molecular Configuration of Sodium ThymonucleateTypescript written by Rosalind Franklin (1920-1958) and Raymond G. Gosling (1926-2015). The article was published in Nature, vol. 171,…
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Letter from Tom Williams to John C. Haas, October 25, 1990
- 1990-Oct-25
Email from Thomas R. Williams, historian of science, to John C. Haas (1918-2011). Williams updates Haas on his research regarding Phoebe Waterman Haas (1882-1967).
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History of the Rittenhouse Astronomical Society 1888-1960
- 1959-Nov-14
Acknowledgments and Roster of Members from a publication by the Rittenhouse Astronomical Society, titled History of the Rittenhouse Astronomical Society 1888-1960.
- Creator Of Work Rittenhouse Astronomical Society
- Subject Women in science, Women astronomers, Waterman Haas, Phoebe, 1882-1967, Astronomers
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Notes and References on Emma Phoebe Waterman Haas, March 12, 1992
- 1992-Mar-12
Biographical information and notes about Phoebe Waterman Haas (1882-1967), one of the first American women to earn her doctorate in astronomy in 1913.
- Creator Of Work Williams, Thomas R. (Thomas Roger)
- Subject Waterman Haas, Phoebe, 1882-1967, Women astronomers, Women in science, Astronomers
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2 items
Letter from Tom Williams to John C. Haas, January 25, 1991
- 1991-Jan-25
Letter from Thomas R. Williams to John C. Haas, son of Phoebe Waterman Haas (1882-1967).
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Transcript of Dr. Estelle Glancy's diary
- 1952-Sep
- 2006-Feb-24
Three-page transcript from Dr. Anna Estelle Glancy's (1883-1975) diary. In 1913, Glancy studied astronomy at the University of California, Berkeley, with Phoebe Waterman Haas (1882-1967). The transcript was sent to…
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Biographical notes on Phoebe Waterman Haas, 2002
- 2002-Mar-22
Photocopy of handwritten biographical notes about Phoebe Waterman Haas (1882-1967) written by her son, John C. Haas.
Phoebe Waterman Haas was one of the first American women to earn her doctorate in astronomy in 1913.
- Creator Of Work Haas, John C. (John Charles)
- Subject Waterman Haas, Phoebe, 1882-1967, Haas, John C. (John Charles), Astronomers, Women astronomers, Women in science
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Letter from Elizabeth Knapp to Phoebe Waterman Haas, May 28, 1958
- 1958-May-28
Letter from Elizabeth Knapp nee Dimock (1883-1975) to Phoebe Waterman Haas (1882-1967), dated May 28, 1958. Knapp and Haas were schoolmates at Vassar College in 1904.
- Author Knapp, Elizabeth, 1883-1975
- Addressee Waterman Haas, Phoebe, 1882-1967
- Subject Waterman Haas, Phoebe, 1882-1967, Women in science
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Letter from Tom Williams to John C. Haas, September 12, 1990
- 1990-Sep-12
Letter from Thomas R. Williams, historian of science, to John C. Haas (1918-2011). Williams discusses his research on amateur astronomy and asks if he can interview him.
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E. Phoebe Waterman Haas: What is Known Now
- 1990s
One-page summary about Phoebe Waterman Haas (1882-1967) and what would be useful to know. Phoebe Waterman Haas was one of the first American women to earn her doctorate in astronomy in 1913.
