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The Doctor and the Fix: Chapter 2
In the early 1950s, Marie Nyswander was ready to move on from addiction. She set up a private practice and specialized in treating women afflicted wi…
2 years, 11 months ago
The Doctor and the Fix: Chapter 1
In 1946, Marie Nyswander, a recent medical school graduate, joined the U.S. Public Health Service looking for adventure abroad. Instead, they sent he…
3 years ago
The Doctor and the Fix: Trailer
In 1965, a team of doctors at Rockefeller University announced what sounded like a miracle—they’d found a treatment for heroin addiction that actuall…
3 years ago
Of Chestnuts, Cherry Trees, and Mushroom Catsup: Flora Patterson, the Woman who Kept Devastating Blights from U.S. Shores
In 1909, the Mayor of Tokyo sent a gift of 2,000 prized cherry trees to Washington, D.C. But the iconic blossoms enjoyed each spring along the Tidal …
3 years, 2 months ago
A Complicated Woman: Leona Zacharias
Scientist Leona Zacharias was a rare woman. She graduated from Barnard College in 1927 with a degree in biology, followed by a Ph.D. from Columbia Un…
3 years, 2 months ago
Introducing Lost Women of Science Shorts: Trailer
Each season of Lost Women of Science tells the story of one remarkable female scientist, but hundreds more remain overlooked. That’s why we’re introd…
3 years, 2 months ago
The Woman Who Knocked Science Sideways
We’re hard at work producing the next season of Lost Women of Science, but we wanted to bring you this special guest episode from Portraits, a podcas…
3 years, 4 months ago
The Feminist Test We Keep Failing
There's a test that we at Lost Women of Science seem to fail again and again: the Finkbeiner Test. Named for the science writer, Ann Finkbeiner, the …
3 years, 4 months ago
The First Lady of Engineering: An Interview with Y.Y.'s Daughter, Carol Lawson
This week, we’re bringing you an episode from another podcast hosted and produced by Katie Hafner, Our Mothers Ourselves. It’s a show that celebrates…
3 years, 5 months ago
The First Lady of Engineering: Chapter 4
YY taught at Tennessee State University, a historically Black university, for 55 years. In this episode, we hear from YY’s colleagues, students and f…
3 years, 5 months ago