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Sunday Scientist Shoutouts @SSS_Scientists

Monthly highlights of past scientists and STEM activists from systemically excluded groups — #SundayScientistShoutout created/managed by @Brogan_Holcombe

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This Sunday will be a full year of #SundayScientistShoutout! I began this project to highlight scientists' dedication to their fields and perseverance even in the face of discrimination and dismissal. Looking forward to highlighting more amazing scientists! @Brogan_Holcombe
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This week’s #SundayScientistShoutout is Sálim Moizuddin Abdul Ali (1896-1987)! Sálim Moizuddin Abdul Ali was an Indian ornithologist and naturalist who was the first to conduct systematic bird surveys across India. #RepresentationMatters #ornithology bit.ly/sss_101622

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The article highlight for this week's #SundayScientistShoutout, Sálim Moizuddin Abdul Ali, is from Famous Scientist: The Art of Genius, “Sálim Ali, one of the greatest ornithologists and naturalists of all time.” famousscientists.org/salim-a…
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This week’s #SundayScientistShoutout is Dr. César Milstein (1927-2002)! Milstein was an Argentinian biochemist on the team awarded the 1984 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for monoclonal antibodies. #RepresentationMatters #HispanicHeritageMonth bit.ly/sss_100922

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Some errors with this link, but here is the corrected link! bit.ly/sss_100922_new
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The article highlight for this week's #SundayScientistShoutout, Dr. César Milstein (1927-2002), is from @NobelPrize - bit.ly/cm_nobel. “Science will only fulfill its promises when the benefits are equally shared by the really poor of the world.” — César Milstein
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This week’s #SundayScientistShoutout is Ynés Enriquetta Julietta Mexía(1870–1938)! Mexía was a Mexican-American botanist who collected 150,000 specimens over a 16-year career across the Americas. #RepresentationMatters #HispanicHeritageMonth #WomeninSTEM bit.ly/sss_100222

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The article highlight for this week's #SundayScientistShoutout, Ynés Enriquetta Julietta Mexía, is “Ynés Mexía’s Story” from @unladylike2020. A very well-done video and an interesting article! - unladylike2020.com/profile/y…

Ynés Mexía – UNLADYLIKE2020

UNLADYLIKE2020 profile of accomplished Mexican American botanist Ynés Mexía, one of the most profilic plant collectors of her time.

unladylike2020.com
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This week’s #SundayScientistShoutout is George McJunkin (1856-1922)! McJunkin was a Black American cowboy who found the Folsom Site in 1908, where prehistoric bison bones were excavated. #BlackAFinSTEM|@BlackAFinSTEM @BLACKandSTEM #RepresentationMatters bit.ly/sss_070322

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This week’s #SundayScientistShoutout article! @Arch_SW–"George McJunkin and the Discovery That Changed American Archaeology" "[McJunkin] persisted in bringing it to the attention of the scientific community, even though he didn't live to see the result" bit.ly/gmj_article

George McJunkin and the Discovery That Changed American Archaeology

In this Preservation Archaeology blog post, Matt Peeples shares the story of George McJunkin's discovery of the Folsom site.

archaeologysouthwest.org
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This week’s #SundayScientistShoutout is Dr. Elke Mackenzie (1911-1990)! Mackenzie was a trans polar explorer and botanist who specialized in lichens species. #DiversityinSTEM #RepresentationMatters #PrideMonth #TransInSTEM | @StemTrans bit.ly/sss_062622

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This week's #SundayScientistShoutout article highlight from @JSTOR_Daily–“The Unsung Heroine of Lichenology” “Mackenzie’s moments of self-citation illuminate the hopes of someone who…did not wish to separate her identity from her research” bit.ly/em_sss_article #TransInSTEM

The Unsung Heroine of Lichenology - JSTOR Daily

Elke Mackenzie’s moments of self-citation illuminate the hopes of someone who, against ease and tradition, did not wish to separate her identity from her research.

daily.jstor.org
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This week’s #SundayScientistShoutout is Dr. Lilian Welsh (1858-1938)! Welsh was an LGBTQ American physician who advocated for promoting women’s health and suffrage rights. #LGBTQinSTEM #RepresentationMatters #SundayScientistShoutout #PrideMonth bit.ly/sss_060522

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#lgbtqiandjune #RepresentationMatters #PrideMonth #pridemonthLGBTQIA #shemd #lgbtqinmedicine #lgbtqia
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That's 33 inspring #WomenInSTEM for #WomensHistoryMonth! A goal of #SundayScientistShoutout was to tell #HERstory and others systemically excluded from #STEM history. Excited to keep working on these! #RepresenationMatters Past #SundayScientistShoutout→bit.ly/sss_all
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#Day31—We have the Braun Sisters! (Part1) Second, Dr. Annette Braun (1884-1978)—an entomologist leading authority on microlepidoptera (moths) #RepresenationMatters|#HERstory #WomensHistoryMonth|#WomenInSTEM #SundayScientistShoutout Read more here!—x.com/Brogan_Holcombe/status…

Brogan Holcombe@Brogan_Holcombe
3 Jan 2021
This week’s #SundayScientistShoutout is Annette Frances Braun (1884-1978)! Annette Braun is the sister of last week’s #SundayScientistShoutout, Emma Braun! A. Braun was an American entomologist and leading authority on microlepidoptera (kinds of moths) (1/n) #DiversityinSTEM
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#Day31—We have the Braun Sisters! (Part1) First, Dr. Lucy Braun(1889–1971)—a renowned botanist and forest ecologist, especially eastern US forests. #RepresenationMatters|#HERstory #WomensHistoryMonth|#WomenInSTEM #SundayScientistShoutout Read more here!—x.com/Brogan_Holcombe/status…

Brogan Holcombe@Brogan_Holcombe
27 Dec 2020
This week’s #SundayScientistShoutout is Emma Lucy Braun (1889–1971)! Braun was a renowned botanist, ecologist, and expert on the forests of the eastern US. (1/n) #DiversityinSTEM bit.ly/elb_wku
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#Day30—We have Dr. Roger Arliner Young (1899-1964)! Young was the first Black American to earn a Ph.D. in Zoology. #RepresenationMatters|#HERstory #WomensHistoryMonth|#WomenInSTEM #SundayScientistShoutout|#HiddenFigures Read more here!— x.com/Brogan_Holcombe/status…

Brogan Holcombe@Brogan_Holcombe
7 Feb 2021
This week’s #SundayScientistShoutout is Roger Arliner Young (1899-1964)! Young was the first Black American to earn a PhD in Zoology A powerful piece on Dr. Young-“How a brilliant biologist was failed by science”-bit.ly/ray_bbc (1/n)#DiversityinSTEM #BlackHistoryMonth
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#Day29—We have Dr. Sara Baker (1873-1945)! Baker was an LGTBQ physician and was the first woman to a doctorate in public health. #RepresenationMatters | #HERstory #WomensHistoryMonth | #WomenInSTEM #SundayScientistShoutout | #sheMD Read more here!—bit.ly/sss_102421
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#Day28—We have Mary Mahoney (1845-1926)! Mahoney was the first Black American to graduate from an American nursing school. #RepresenationMatters|#HERstory #WomensHistoryMonth|#WomenInSTEM #WomenInMedicine|#sheMD #SundayScientistShoutout Read more here!—bit.ly/sss_012322
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