Mamata Pandya
Magnolia kobus Janaki Ammal. If women scientists are a rare species, what is rarer is to have inventions named after them. In the 19th century, Janaki Ammal was a woman much ahead of her time. Her work as a botanist both in India and outside is truly inspiring.
Category: Against All Odds
Maria Mitchell: Stargazer to trailblazer
Mamata Pandya
A woman who has a comet named after her! A woman deeply involved in the movement for woman’s right to vote, own property and receive the same time of education and opportunities offered to men. Know more about Maria Mitchell born in the year 1818.
Bridge-building women
Mamata Pandya
Do we associate women with bridges? Well, more than 2 centuries ago a woman, in Europe, made plans and design for bridges! Another woman, an Indian, in the 20th century, made a name for herself in bridges. Both of them also secured patents for their innovative work. Let us know more about them.
Wangari Maathai: Mother of trees
Mamata Pandya
In a month when we celebrate the forests in India, let us take some time to learn about the woman responsible for a green revolution in Africa.
Mamitu Gashe: Frontline warrior surgeon
Mamata Pandya
An illiterate young African woman who went on to become a world renowned obstetric fistula surgeon, this month we present you Mamitu Gashe, who still can’t read and write but can perform complex obstetric fistula surgeries.
Anna Mani: Weather Woman
Mamata Pandya
Is it hard to believe that women in science were the torchbearers for many incredible things that happened in our country? In the story of Anna Mani, also known as the Weather Woman, there is brilliance, grit, passion and ambition. Anna Mani spearheaded India’s efforts to manufacture its own weather observation equipment, such as barometers and wind gauges, bringing down their cost but ensuring their reliability and precision. Anna Mani is inspirational in that her quest for knowledge and zeal for discovery needs to be emulated.
Elizabeth Garrett Anderson: Path-breaking Victorian
Mamata Pandya
The Victorian era is considered the golden age of England — an era of peace, prosperity, and progress. However, despite a woman monarch, there was little for women to celebrate as independent individuals. At a time when their role was restricted to domesticity and motherhood, Elizabeth Garret Anderson dared to dream and succeeded in becoming the first woman to practice medicine in the UK. In a month that celebrates International Day of Women and Girls in Science, Teacher Plus brings you a new column that will introduce you to trailblazing women in the field of science.