Girls 4 Science
Women Working in The Field
Radium Girls
Caity Grundtisch January 2015
In 1920s, the Radium Girls worked in a factory and had the job of painting watch dials for the men who were serving in the war.
The women were required to sharpen the tip of the paint brushes by putting them between their lips, therefore consuming some of the paint. (12 members per watch, 200 watches per day)
After consuming the paint, they fell ill and their bones began to rot from the inside out.
The last radium girl died this past year at the age of 107.
Ava Lovelace
Victoria Augello January 2015
Ada Lovelace was born on December 10, 1815. She was the daughter of the famous poet Lord George Gordon Byron.
Her work was published in 1843, in an English science journal. Ada used only the initials "A.A.L.," for Augusta Ada Lovelace, in the publication. She theorized a method for a engine to repeat a series of instructions, a process known as looping that computer programs use to this day. Ada also offered up other forward-thinking concepts in the article. For her work, Ada is often considered to be the first computer programmer. She married William king and had 3 children and her husband supported her work . Even though there was controversy about her work, since some people believed that William King was the one who truly did the work.
Citation: "Ada Lovelace." Bio.com. A&E Networks Television, n.d. Web. 15 Jan 2015.
Jane Goodall
Katie Lee January 2015
What she does: Jane Goodall is a primatologist, which is the study of primates. To become a primatologist, she had to take Chemistry and Biology.
Her work: When Jane Goodall was 26, she began her trip to Tanzania, Africa to research chimpanzees. She was able to communicate with chimpanzees like no one else. She is known as the chimpanzee expert. In 1991, in Africa, Jane Goodall started a global environmental and humanitarian institute for kids.
(Katie Lee)
"Jane Goodall-Primatologist." National Geographic.n.p,n.d. Web. 12 Jan. 2015.