Ophthalmologist Dr. Agatha Aboe led the medical campaign in Ghana to eliminate trachoma (leading infectious cause of preventable blindness globally). It worked. Ghana became the 1st country in sub-Saharan Africa to eliminate the disease, 2018. #WorldSightDay #WomenInSTEM

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On October 1, 2026, Dr. Watkins made history again, launching as Commander of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-13—becoming the first Black woman to command a crewed orbital spaceflight. She is also an elite athlete who played for the USA Eagles at the 2009 Rugby World Cup Sevens. #WomenInSTEM

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In 2022, planetary geologist & NASA astronaut Dr. Jessica Watkins became the first Black woman to serve on a long-duration International Space Station mission. She spent 170 days in orbit executing vital medical, biological, and physical sciences experiments. #WorldSpaceWeek🚀 #WomenInSTEM

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Engineer, physicist & NASA astronaut Sally Ride was the first American woman in space, 1983. #WorldSpaceWeek 🚀 + Wrote/co-wrote 7 books to help encourage children to study #science + Co-founded Sally Ride Science to inspire young people in STEM & promote STEM literacy #WomenInSTEM

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Congratulations to Navi Pillay! She was awarded the #Nobel Peace Prize this morning. The South African #HumanRights rights lawyer & jurist won "for her efforts to promote peace & international law." A life-long dedication to ensuring war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide are prosecuted.

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