10 women who made discoveries that helped shape the world as we know it today

17 May 2019

Women who made discoveries in the 19th century

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We can’t imagine what life would be like today if it weren’t for these women who made world-changing discoveries. We’re looking at women who were instrumental in breaking ground, either by discovery or invention, in the fields of medicine, technology, mathematics, physics, and more.

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