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Mary Engle Pennington: The Ice Lady Who Revolutionised Food Safety
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Continue reading →: Mary Engle Pennington: The Ice Lady Who Revolutionised Food SafetyMary Engle Pennington, denied a degree due to her gender, revolutionised food safety and refrigeration. Her pioneering standards for poultry, milk, and refrigerated transport saved countless lives, yet her achievements were often obscured by discrimination. Pennington’s legacy underpins our modern food system, proving brilliance can overcome institutional prejudice.
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Continue reading →: The ConfluenceQuebec City, New France – 3rd July 1608 Part I: Dreams Upon the River Marie’s Vision Marie Rollet pressed her palms against the rough bark of an ancient pine, feeling the pulse of sap beneath her fingertips as she gazed across the St. Lawrence River’s pewter waters. The morning of…
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Continue reading →: To Her in Indiana, 1909Denver, Colorado Territory15th October, 1909 My Dearest Florence, Your most cherished letter arrived this morning with the dawn post, and I confess I have read it no fewer than six times, each perusal revealing fresh treasures hidden within your elegant script. The very sight of your familiar hand upon the…
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Delia Derbyshire: The Unsung Hero of Electronic Music
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Continue reading →: Delia Derbyshire: The Unsung Hero of Electronic MusicDelia Derbyshire, electronic music pioneer, transformed sound at the BBC Radiophonic Workshop, creating the iconic Doctor Who theme. Denied recognition and credit due to institutional sexism, her groundbreaking techniques shaped modern music. Her legacy, long overlooked, now stands as a testament to perseverance, innovation, and the fight for fairness.
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Continue reading →: Carry It ForwardWashington, D.C. – 2nd July, 1964 I keep pressing my gloved hands together in my lap, trying to still the trembling that won’t leave my fingers. Here I sit in the East Room of the White House, surrounded by faces I’ve seen in newspapers and on television screens, and all…
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Continue reading →: To Him in Utah, 1908San Francisco, California15th October, 1908 My Dearest Charles, The fog has lifted from the bay this morning, and I find myself compelled to take pen to paper whilst the autumn light streams through my boarding house window. How curious it is that such simple phenomena—the retreat of mist, the slant…
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Mary Clem: Transforming Computational Accuracy
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Continue reading →: Mary Clem: Transforming Computational AccuracyMary Clem (1905-1979) revolutionised computational accuracy by inventing the “zero check” error-detection technique whilst leading Iowa State University’s computing laboratory. Despite claiming mathematics was her “poorest subject,” her outsider perspective enabled breakthrough insights that formally trained mathematicians missed. Her foundational contributions to computing reliability remain shamefully overlooked today.
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Continue reading →: Sacred GroundGettysburg, Pennsylvania – 1st July, 1863 The morning of July first begins much like any other, though I cannot shake the peculiar heaviness that has settled upon my chest these past days—a weight that has naught to do with the child growing within me. I rise before dawn, as is…
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Continue reading →: To Her in Illinois, 1907Cripple Creek, Colorado15th October, 1907 My Dearest Martha, The autumn wind carries a bitter chill through these mountain passes tonight, yet my heart burns with such warmth at the thought of you that I scarce notice the frost gathering upon my cabin windows. Three months have passed since I departed…
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Maria Margaretha Kirch: The First Woman Astronomer
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Continue reading →: Maria Margaretha Kirch: The First Woman AstronomerMaria Margaretha Kirch, the first woman to discover a comet, was denied recognition by a sexist scientific establishment. Her achievements in astronomy and meteorology were overshadowed by her husband and dismissed by the Berlin Academy, yet her pioneering work and legacy demand justice and inspire a fairer future for women…
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