Lost Women of Science podcast

Lost Women of Science

For every Marie Curie or Rosalind Franklin whose story has been told, hundreds of female scientists remain unknown to the public at large. In this series, we illuminate the lives and work of a diverse array of groundbreaking scientists who, because of time, place and gender, have gone largely unrecognized. Each season we focus on a different scientist, putting her narrative into context, explaining not just the science but also the social and historical conditions in which she lived and worked. We also bring these stories to the present, painting a full picture of how her work endures.

For every Marie Curie or Rosalind Franklin whose story has been told, hundreds of female scientists remain unknown to the public at large. In this series, we illuminate the lives and work of a diverse array of groundbreaking scientists who, because of time, place and gender, have gone largely unrecognized. Each season we focus on a different scientist, putting her narrative into context, explaining not just the science but also the social and historical conditions in which she lived and worked. We also bring these stories to the present, painting a full picture of how her work endures.

 

#140

The Lost Women of Science - Our Book for Young Readers

The Lost Women of Science by Melina Gerosa Bellows and Katie Hafner is an exciting book fo... more

04 Dec 2025

21 MINS

21:16

04 Dec 2025


#139

For Susan

In 2022, Susan Wojcicki was on top of the world—CEO of YouTube, parent to five kids, and r... more

20 Nov 2025

22 MINS

22:01

20 Nov 2025


#138

The Mouse Lady

In the 1910s, a relatively unknown cancer researcher named Maud Slye announced the first r... more

13 Nov 2025

29 MINS

29:41

13 Nov 2025


#137

Lost Women of Science Conversations: Rosalind - The Opera

Composer Peter Hugh White and librettist Clare Heath join host Rosie Millard in front of a... more

06 Nov 2025

29 MINS

29:35

06 Nov 2025


#136

Best Of: Finding Dora Richardson: The Forgotten Developer of Tamoxifen, a Lifesaving Breast Cancer T...

Although initial clinical trials of tamoxifen as a treatment of breast cancer were positiv... more

16 Oct 2025

36 MINS

36:04

16 Oct 2025


#135

Encontrando a Dora Richardson – La desarrolladora olvidada del tamoxifeno, una terapia vital contra ...

Aunque los ensayos clínicos iniciales del tamoxifeno como tratamiento del cáncer de mama f... more

16 Oct 2025

33 MINS

33:38

16 Oct 2025


#134

Best Of: Finding Dora Richardson, The Forgotten Developer of Tamoxifen, a Lifesaving Breast Cancer T...

In the early 1960s, Dr. Dora Richardson synthesized a chemical compound that became one of... more

09 Oct 2025

41 MINS

41:55

09 Oct 2025


#133

Encontrando a Dora Richardson – Episodio 1

A principios de la década de los sesenta, la Dra. Dora Richardson sintetizó un compuesto q... more

09 Oct 2025

31 MINS

31:58

09 Oct 2025


#132

Opening Doors to Computer Science

In high school, Carla Brodley was almost shut out of computer science when boys took over ... more

25 Sep 2025

34 MINS

34:19

25 Sep 2025


#131

Frances Glessner Lee: The Mother of Forensic Science

Frances Glessner Lee discovered her true calling later in life. An heiress without formal ... more

11 Sep 2025

38 MINS

38:15

11 Sep 2025


#130

The Mothers of Gynecology

In this episode, Katie Hafner joins Alexis Pedrick and Mariel Carr to bring you The Mother... more

28 Aug 2025

1 HR 07 MINS

1:07:55

28 Aug 2025


#129

Best Of: Dr. Sarah Loguen Fraser, an Ex-Slave’s Daughter, Becomes a Celebrated Doctor

Born in 1850, Sarah Loguen found her calling as a child, when she helped her parents and H... more

14 Aug 2025

31 MINS

31:54

14 Aug 2025


#128

La Dra. Sarah Loguen Fraser, hija de un ex esclavo, se convierte en una destacada médica

Nacida en 1850, Sarah Loguen encontró su vocación cuando era niña, cuando ayudó a sus padr... more

14 Aug 2025

37 MINS

37:15

14 Aug 2025


#127

Mujeres perdidas del Proyecto Manhattan: Carolyn Beatrice Parker

Carolyn Beatrice Parker provenía de una familia de médicos y académicos y trabajó durante ... more

31 Jul 2025

15 MINS

15:54

31 Jul 2025


#126

Best Of: Lost Women of the Manhattan Project - Carolyn Beatrice Parker

Carolyn Beatrice Parker came from a family of doctors and academics and worked during Worl... more

31 Jul 2025

15 MINS

15:51

31 Jul 2025


#125

Emma Unson Rotor: la física filipina que desarrolló un arma ultrasecreta

Emma Unson Rotor se tomó un permiso de su trabajo como profesora de matemáticas en Filipin... more

17 Jul 2025

21 MINS

21:21

17 Jul 2025


#124

Best Of: Emma Unson Rotor: The Filipina Physicist Who Developed a Top Secret Weapon

Emma Unson Rotor took leave from her job as a math teacher in the Philippines to study phy... more

17 Jul 2025

20 MINS

20:08

17 Jul 2025


#123

Best Of: The Victorian Woman Who Chased Eclipses

The year is 1897 and [Annie Maunder] (https://doi.org/10.1093/astrogeo/atw181) , an amateu... more

03 Jul 2025

30 MINS

30:31

03 Jul 2025


#122

La mujer victoriana que perseguía los eclipses

Corre el año 1897 y Annie Maunder, una astrónoma aficionada, aborda un barco de vapor con ... more

03 Jul 2025

21 MINS

21:36

03 Jul 2025


#121

Lost Women of Science - Mujeres Olvidadas de la Ciencia - En Espanõl

Esto es Lost Women of Science - Mujeres Olvidadas de la Ciencia. Laura Gómez, conocida por... more

26 Jun 2025

02 MINS

02:05

26 Jun 2025