Women in STEM

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Almost 200 years ago the world's first computer programmer was born. Her name was?

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Ada Lovelace

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Who was the first prime minister of her country to hold a science degree?

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Margaret Thatcher

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How did NASA astronaut Sally Ride practice operating her spaceship's robotic arm?

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By playing tennis.

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Marie Curie became the first woman to win a Nobel Prize for her work on:

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Radioactivity.

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In 1948 Hungarian-American scientist Maria Telkes helped design the first solar heated what?

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House.

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Hollywood star Hedy Lamarr helped invent which wartime device? Options: Underwater lasers., Portable defibrillator., The Jerrycan., Secret communication systems.

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Secret communication systems.

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How did Filipino Fe del become the first woman admitted to Harvard Medical School in 1936?

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Officials thought she was a man.

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Who said, "I think it's very important to get more women into computing. My slogan is: Computing is too important to be left to men,"?

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Karen Sparck Jones

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In the 1960s, chemist Stephanie Kwolek discovered what material that was five times stronger than steel?

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Kevlar

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What is the "leaky pipe" phenomenon?

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The discrimination and challenges causing women to stop pursuing STEM professions.