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The Connecticut Women in the Sciences program explores women in the field of science who were tenacious, courageous pioneers. These women were denied access to the education and professions they aspired to because of their gender and at times, their race.
Featuring Emeline Roberts Jones, Emily Dunning Barringer, Theodate Pope Riddle, Dorrit Hoffleit, Alice Hamilton, Joyce Yerwood, Hilda Crosby Standish, Barbara McClintock, Jewel Plummer Cobb, Carolyn Mazure, Joan Steitz and Jennifer Lawton.