March 2011
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Scientists Discover a Cost Effective Way to... →
Do you love the adventure of a road trip, but could do without the constant gas station pit stops to refuel and – ahem – release? Well, chemists have found a way to combine refueling your car and relieving yourself by creating a new catalyst that is able to extract hydrogen from urine. The process which was discovered by Gerardine Botte of Ohio University focuses in on a catalyst that would have...
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Anonymous asked: Possibly an obvious question, but anyway: Almost all of the posts relate to historical figures, women who have died. Do you have any policy or preference in relation to awesome shit done by women who are still alive?
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narcissustea asked: Toronto Public Library patrons now have free online access to the Oxford Encyclopedia of Women in World History! Sweet. http://www.torontopubliclibrary.ca/detail.jsp?Entt=RDMEDB0126&R=EDB0126
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Addendum to Èmilie du Châtelet
starsandspice:
awesomeshitwomendid:
Translated and wrote commentary on Sir Isaac Newton’s work, Principia Mathematica. Her translation, published posthumously in 1759, is still considered the French standard by which all others are measured. She also published several papers throughout her lifetime, including one describing her research on fire, in which she correctly predicted what would...
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exploitfreedom asked: Why can't I reblog anything you post?
djgunner-deactivated20120302 asked: I <3 this blog! If we ever met in person, would it be ok to give you a big hug?
Introducing The Mistress List... →
It’s not the Master List, see? :D
Here’s a handy list of all the women who have been featured thus far. If you submitted someone within in the past few days and wondered when/if they were going to be featured, they may have already been. And it’s a good idea to check this list before submitting new ones.
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J.K. Rowling is the 1st, self-made, billionaire...
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Anonymous asked: This tumblr is awesome, but you need a new theme, because the one you're using sucks.
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giselleo asked: why can't i see the names of the women? i just see what they did with no headline? its really confusing. new theme maybe?
Anonymous asked: All significant things of history were done by men. This is a known fact. Only feminists make-believe otherwise.
