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“Real Pilots Only,” They Mocked at the Briefing. Then the Instructor Saluted: “P…

“Real Pilots Only,” They Mocked at the Briefing. Then the Instructor Saluted: “Phoenix One, Ma’am.” They laughed when I walked in. Five men in flight suits, boots kicked up on chairs, confidence dripping from every smirk. “Orientation’s for real pilots,” one said. Another snickered, “You sure you’re in the right room, sweetheart?” I didn’t answer. […]

She discovered what determines whether you’re born male or female—then history e…

She discovered what determines whether you’re born male or female—then history erased her name from the textbooks. Meet Nettie Stevens. A name you should know, but probably don’t. In 1905, in a cramped laboratory at Bryn Mawr College, Nettie Stevens peered through her microscope at mealworm cells and saw something no human had ever seen […]

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