Category Archives: Women of Discovery
Women of Discovery: Dr. Pearl Kendrick
Time for another “Woman of Discovery” profile…all our neighborhood streets in Discovery West are named [...]
Women of Discovery: Dian Fossey
Many are familiar with the work of this month’s Woman of Discovery, Dian Fossey (1932-1985). [...]
Women of Discovery: Kathleen Kenyon
Kathleen Kenyon (1906-1978) is known as one of the world’s greatest field archaeologists, and Great [...]
Women of Discovery: Dr. Kathryn Sullivan
Dr. Kathryn Sullivan holds two of the highest honors in the exploration field: she is [...]
National Astronaut Day in Discovery West
Today is National Astronaut Day and, like the banners in the Discovery West neighborhood say [...]
Women of Discovery: Henrietta Swan Leavitt
Henrietta Swan Leavitt (1868-1921), one of our Women of Discovery, was an American astronomer, and [...]
Women of Discovery: Fanny Bullock Workman
Fanny Bullock Workman (1859-1925), our March “Women of Discovery” profile, set several women’s altitude records, [...]
Women of Discovery: Lady Hester Stanhope
The “Queen of the Desert” is this month’s Women of Discovery profile. Otherwise known as [...]
Women of Discovery: Ellen Ochoa
Many of us remember the launch of the space shuttle Discovery, sent on a mission [...]
Women of Discovery: Theresa Singleton
Each month, we profile one of our “women of discovery” after whom the streets in [...]