On our blog, Dr Stella Butler celebrates the achievements of the first women scientists elected to the Fellowship of the Royal Society, and some of those who just missed out. Explore the stories of these pioneering women: #InternationalWomensDay24 royalsociety.org/blog/2023/03/p…
Discover some of the trailblazing women of science history in our collections, from Lady Mary Montagu's campaign for the first smallpox inoculations to Caroline Herschel's discovery of a comet: artsandculture.google.com/story/ZAWRj7qw…
Illustration was another way in which women engaged in early science. From Anna and Susanna Lister to Maria Sybilla Merian, explore the secret histories of some of the women who brought science to life: #InternationalWomensDay artsandculture.google.com/story/8gUhdT_c…
Arabella Buckley and L. Budgen were two popularisers of science, making it more accessible and bringing it to a larger audience. Read their stories in our @googlearts exhibit: #InternationalWomensDay2023
With the election of Kathleen Lonsdale FRS and Marjory Stephenson FRS in 1945, women became part of the Royal Society's Fellowship. Find out more about them, and other trailblazing Fellows of the Royal Society: #InternationalWomensDay artsandculture.google.com/story/hQUBH3ck…