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Women Behind the X Rays

Date released

3 Jul 1958

Series name

Gaumont British News

Issue no

2556

NoS ID

075088

Story no

4 / 5

Extras

1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet

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Women in Science (2011)

Subject

Science; Women’s studies

How have individual female scientists contributed to the advancement of science through time? To celebrate the 100th anniversary of International Women’s Day (8 March 2011) and to mark the International...

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Cognition and Girlhood in Shakespeare’s World: Rethinking Female Adolescence (2022 Video)

Recording of an online presentation by Professor Caroline Bicks (University of Maine) delivered for the Festival Shakespeare Buenos Aires. After the lecture there is a Q&A session for the final 20 minutes of...

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Carl Djerassi on contraceptive pill development (1980)

Genre

Interview

Brian Hayes interviews Professor Carl Djerassi about his role in the development of the oral contraceptive pill and on his latest book called Politics of Contraception.

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Why Do we Need Women Scientists and Engineers? (2015)

Subject

Engineering; Science

Royal Holloway, University of London’s 2015 Women in Science Lecture given by Professor Lynne Frostick of the University of Hull. In the century since Marie Curie did her pioneering work in physics many...

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Girls Bare their Backs for Science

Date released

30 Sep 1929

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

17

NoS ID

002239

Story no

5 / 7

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Girls Bare their Backs to Science. DESCRIPTION: Los Angeles osteopaths organise a new contest for California Flappers. SHOTLIST: Scenes of the girls being judged. All wearing backless...

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Women in Engineering (2016)

Subject

Engineering

A short promotional film featuring women who have been inspired to work in the engineering. [4 minutes]

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Girls Can Code

Subject

Information technology

Half of all gamers are women, but only 4% of coders are. Radio 1’s Alice Levine takes five girls and finds out if they can take on and take over the male-dominated digital world. [120 minutes]

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Marie Curie At Work

Date released

1924

Series name

Gaumont Graphic

NoS ID

388137

Extras

1 film clip

NoS synopsis: Marie Curie sitting at a laboratory bench and outside a house.

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Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: WAAFs

Date released

5 May 1941

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

622

NoS ID

011652

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: With the WAAF - NO FILM. SHOTLIST: Shots in the map room, the teleprinter room, the typists room. The girls sing to bagpipes and fence. Then they go out with their boy friends.

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