Happy women’s international day let us celebrate, with remembering 10 women in STEM who broke the barriers

BREAKING THE BARRIER: 10 WOMEN IN SCIENCE WHO CHANGED THE WORLD These inspiring women scientists are perfect examples of women who not only excelled in STEM fields, but also changed the world. On Women's Day, let's celebrate their achievements and share it with all the little girls we know, so they too grow up believing they can make remarkable contributions to science Marie Curie O Radioactivity, Polonium and Radium "Have no fear of perfection; you'll never reach it. "Nothing in life is to be feared; it is only to be understood." Jane Goodall O Study of chimpanzees " What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make." Maria Mitchell O First female U.S. professional astronomer and Discovery of Comet " Study as if you were going to live forever; live as if you were going to die tomorrow." Gertrude B. Elion O Development of new drugs for AIDS "Don't be afraid of hard work. Nothing worthwhile comes easily, Don't let others discourage you or tell you that you can't do it. In my day I was told women didn't go into chemistry. I saw no reason why we couldn't." Rachel Carson O Modern-day revolution in global environmental awareness " The more clearly we can focus our attention on the wonders and realities of the universe about us, the less taste we shall have for destruction." Lise Meitner O Discovering nuclear fission of uranium "No One really thought of fission before its discovery" Vera Rubin O Theory of Dark Matter, which is significant to the future of the universe " No Observational Problem will not be solved by more data" Rosalind Franklin O Understanding the molecular structures of DNA "Science and everyday life cannot and should not be separated" Ada Lovelace A Develop the Analytical Engine, which laid the foundation for the modern-day computer " The Intellectual, the moral, the religious seem to me all naturally bound up and interlinked together in one great and harmonious whole" Sunita Williams O American Astronaut and Unitesd States Navy Officer Don't get bogged down by the notion of limits. There aren't any. #yoyoscience I yoyoscience.com | Science practice and Science game App YOYO SCIENCE [email protected] www.facebook.com/yoyoscience www.twitter.com/yoyoscience