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Daily Almanac for Tuesday, July 18, 2023

By Kim McGuire FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS The Curie family is a French family with a number of illustrious scientists. Several members were awarded the Nobel Prize, including physics, chemistry, or the Nobel Peace Prize. Pierre Curie, his Polish-born wife Marie Curie, their daughter, Irène, and son-in-law, Frédéric Joliot-Curie, are the most prominent members. The […]

Daily Almanac for Sunday, July 16, 2023

By Kim McGuire FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Emily Howard Stowe (née Jennings; May 1, 1831 – April 30, 1903) was a Canadian physician who was the first female physician to practise in Canada, the second licensed female physician in Canada and an activist for women’s rights and suffrage. Stowe helped found the women’s suffrage movement in Canada and campaigned for […]