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When is International Women's Day?
March 8th
True or False: Women currently make up less than 33% of researches worldwide.
TRUE
Who was the first and only person to win two Noble prizes and discover two elements?
MARIE CURIE
Who was the greek mathematician, philosopher, and astronomer who was head of a school and murdered?
HYPATIA OF ALEXANDRIA
When is International Day of Women and Girls in Science?
February 11th
True or False: Women make up just 12% of members of national science academies.
TRUE
Who was the German astronomer who discovered several comets?
CAROLINE HERSCHEL
Who performed work that was vital to the discovery of DNA?
ROSALIND FRANKLIN
When was the first year the International Day of Women and Girls in Science was celebrated?
A. 2016 B. 2006 C. 1996
A. 2016
True or False: Just 10% of venture capital goes to start-ups founded by women.
FALSE: 2%
Who preformed extensive work on nuclear physics and radioactivity and whose collaborator received a noble prize for their discovery of nuclear fission?
LISE MEITNER
Who was a mathematician whose theorem was most important in guiding the development of modern physics?
EMMY NOETHER