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What British astronomer was the first person to detect a pulsar? Her observations proved the existence of neutron stars.
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Who was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize?
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Who helped design the first effective drug for treating leukemia?
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Who played an essential role in the discovery of nuclear fission? Her work led to the development of the atomic bomb and other uses of nuclear energy.
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What astronaut conducted the first experiment that fertilized frog eggs in space?
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What biologist called public attention to the destructive use of pesticides, which helped lead to restrictions on the use of pesticides in many parts of the world?
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Who won a Nobel Prize for her studies on the processes by which the body changes such foods as sugars and starches into energy? She shared the prize with her husband and another researcher.
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Who was the first woman in the United States to receive a medical degree?
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Who was the only woman to receive the Medal of Honor, the highest military award given by the United States government? She was a surgeon with the Union Army during the American Civil War.
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Who found footprints preserved in hardened volcanic ash that suggested that humanlike creatures had begun walking upright by 3,600,000 years ago?
