Earning both public recognition for her inventions and making "barrel-loads" of money (wink, wink!), Maria E. Beasley was an inventor extraordinaire. With 15 patents to her name and millions of dollars in income, she is best known for her barrel-hooping machine, her revolutionised design of the life raft, and anti-derailment modifications made to trains. How exactly did this 19th-century American engineer such a wide variety of inventions?! Follow us in episode sixteen of The Inventing HerStory Podcast to learn all about Maria's trailblazing career in a male-dominated field, and how her legacy continues to impact modern engineering today.


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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria_E._Beasley
https://www.stmarys.sa.edu.au/women-in-stem-maria-beasley.html
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Eva Ekeblad, also known as the "potato pioneer", was (one of) the first female chemists in Sweden. She experimented with using potatoes in many cooking and household applications including making potato bread, potato starch, dying yarn using potato starch, and most notably, liquor distilled from potatoes! During a time when potatoes were new and not yet popular in Sweden (believe it or not), these discoveries made a huge impact. Historians even credit increasing popular use of the potato with preventing famine in Europe! Follow us in episode fifteen of The Inventing HerStory Podcast to learn all about the history of the potato and Eva Ekeblad's use of the potato which contributed to their popularity in Sweden still today!


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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potato
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Br%C3%A4nnvin
https://www.wired.com/story/how-to-distill-vodka/
https://popularhistoria.se/vetenskap/eva-ekeblad-gjorde-sprit-av-potatis
https://skbl.se/en/article/EvaEkeblad
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Eva-Ekeblad
https://sok.riksarkivet.se/sbl/Presentation.aspx?id=16806


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Known as the "Mother of Aquariophily," Jeanne Villepreux-Power invented the aquarium, allowing for groundbreaking studies of marine life in their natural habitats. But how did this invention come about?! Discover her remarkable journey from a seamstress in rural France to a self-learned naturalist whose innovative methods laid the foundation for modern marine research, not to mention aqua farming. Follow us as we explore the life and drama-filled journey of Jeanne Villepreux-Power in episode fourteen of The Inventing HerStory Podcast!

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Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeanne_Villepreux-Power
Jeanne Villepreux-Power | French Naturalist, Inventor of Aquariums | Britannica
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argonauta_argo
https://www.britannica.com/animal/nautilus-cephalopod
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tool_use_by_non-humans
Oinuma, C., (2008). "Octopus mercatoris response behaviour to novel objects in a laboratory setting: Evidence of play and tool use behavior?" In Octopus Tool Use and Play Behavior
https://www.amightygirl.com/blog?p=26020

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Not only the mother of a famous Hollywood star, Judith Love Cohen was working on stars....or at least as an electrical engineer working for a supplier to NASA! Among her greatest accomplishments, was her work on the Apollo abort guidance system which helped safely guide astronauts back to earth during the disastrous Apollo 13 mission. Learn all about what went wrong during this disastrous mission, the role of the abort guidance system during the mission, as well as Judy's other contributions to science including her series of inspirational children's books.
Tune in to learn about Judy's work with Apollo 13 during episode thirteen of The Inventing HerStory Podcast!

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hubble_Space_Telescope
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGM-30_Minuteman
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tracking_and_data_relay_satellite
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_13
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_Abort_Guidance_System
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judith_Love_Cohen
https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1999-sep-06-cl-7284-story.html

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Using bacteria to give nutrients to crops rather than fertilizers, Maria Esperanza Martinez-Romero is making big steps toward creating sustainable farming practices. Her discoveries on nitrogen fixation in plants by bacteria is currently being implemented in Mexico and Peru. Known for her innovative work with bacteria, Maria has been instrumental in uncovering the complex relationships between microbes and their environments. Tune in to learn how bacteria might just be the key to solving some of our biggest environmental challenges, plus the parallels between plant bacteria and our own gut bacteria in episode twelve of The Inventing HerStory Podcast!

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https://www.forwomeninscience.com/article/24
https://www.ccg.unam.mx/en/maria-esperanza-martinez-romero/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esperanza_Mart%C3%ADnez-Romero
Cocking, E. C. (2003). Endophytic colonization of plant roots by nitrogen-fixing bacteria. Plant and Soil, 252, 169-175.
Buchanan, B. B., Gruissem, W., Jones, R. L. (2015a). Symbiotic nitrogen fixation. Buchanan, B. B. (Ed), Gruissem, W. (Ed), Jones, R. L. (Ed), Biochemistry and Molecular Biology of Plants. (2nd ed., 718-735). John Wiley & Sons.
Bowsher, A. W., Evans, S., Tiemann, L. K., & Friesen, M. L. (2018). Effects of soil nitrogen availability on rhizodeposition in plants: a review. Plant and Soil, 423, 59-85.
Pankievicz, V. C. S., Delaux, P. M., Infante, V., Hirsch, H. H., Rajasekar, S., Zamora, P.,... & Ané, J. M. (2022). Nitrogen fixation and mucilage production on maize aerial roots is controlled by aerial root development and border cell functions. Frontiers in Plant Science, 13, 977056.

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From her dazzling career as a Hollywood actress to her contributions to wireless communication, Hedy Lamarr's brilliance extended far beyond the silver screen. Her invention that used frequency hopping for a torpedo guidance system during World War II laid the groundwork for technologies we use today, including Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and GPS. Inspired to help the war-cause through her invention, Hedy's inspiration drew from several different aspects of her life, including piano-playing! Join us as as we explore wireless communication with Hedy Lamarr in episode eleven of The Inventing HerStory Podcast.

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https://www.forwomeninscience.com/article/24
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frequency-hopping_spread_spectrum
https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hedy_Lamarr
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Hedy-Lamarr

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Ever wonder how those rules about safety, such as wearing lab coats and gloves, came to exist? We have Alice Hamilton to thank for our safety at work! Acting as a medical doctor as well as a champion for poor and immigrant workers, Alice Hamilton spearheaded the public health movement in the US during the industrial revolution. Primarily focusing on the toxic effects of lead, Alice went head-to-head with the automotive industry in court, denouncing their addition of tetraethyl lead in fuel. Through her dogged determination and activism for industrial hygiene, her work led to the Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA!) in the US. Don your lab coat and gloves, and follow us as we dig into occupational health and medicine with Alice Hamilton in episode ten of The Inventing HerStory Podcast.


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Alice Hamilton - Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_Hamilton
https://www.acs.org/education/whatischemistry/landmarks/alicehamilton.html
Ferreira de Mattos G, et al., Biophys Rev. 2017 Oct;9(5):807-825. doi: 10.1007/s12551-017-0303-5. Epub 2017 Aug 23. PMID: 28836190; PMCID: PMC5662044.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lead_poisoning
Lidsky TI, a. Brain. 2003 Jan;126(Pt 1):5-19. doi: 10.1093/brain/awg014. PMID: 12477693.

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During the nanoscale revolution, Dr. Dame Pratibha Gai not only studied chemical reactions at the nanoscale, but she co-invented the atomic resolution environmental transmission electron microscope (ETEM). This powerful microscope allows extremely high magnification imaging of gas molecules which was not possible previously; equivalent to the magnification of a telescope that is capable of seeing a moving golf ball on the moon! The ETEM enables the visualization of gas-solid catalyst reactions on the atomic scale, leading to major developments in the fields of catalysts, nanomaterials, pharmaceuticals, and more. Follow us as we explore the fascinating world of environmental electron microscopy (a topic close to our hearts!) made possible by Pratibha Gai in episode nine of The Inventing HerStory Podcast.

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https://cen.acs.org/articles/91/i47/Pratibha-L-Gai.html
https://analyticalscience.wiley.com/content/news-do/pratibha-gai-eye-atoms
https://www.york.ac.uk/chemistry/staff/academic/d-g/pgai/
https://www.york.ac.uk/physics-engineering-technology/people/gai/#research-content
Atoms in Action with Professor Pratibha Gai https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7AD8-umRX68
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dennis_Gabor_Medal_and_Prize
https://www.forwomeninscience.com/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Asian_Awards
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pratibha_Gai

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