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The Woman You’ve Never Heard of Who Got the U.S. Into Space, and Other Women in Science Who Deserve More Credit

Time to amend some textbooks.

By Feb 2nd, 2015, 12:09 pm

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If you didn’t already know that women are often under appreciated—or not appreciated at all—for their contributions to the human race, then hello, strange traveller! How did you find our little corner of the Internet? Allow us to show you some awesome lady chemists who made the modern world possible but who you strangely never learned about in school.

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Dan Van Winkle (he) is an editor and manager who has been working in digital media since 2013, first at now-defunct Geekosystem (RIP), and then at The Mary Sue starting in 2014, specializing in gaming, science, and technology. Outside of his professional experience, he has been active in video game modding and development as a hobby for many years. He lives in North Carolina with Lisa Brown (his wife) and Liz Lemon (their dog), both of whom are the best, and you will regret challenging him at Smash Bros.
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