Episode 26: The Women Who Changed the World-- Female Nobel Laureates
The Nobel Prize honors monumental achievement, a recognition that inspires us to uphold the ideals of knowledge, compassion, and courage. But for countless women, that recognition has been slow to arrive, even as their work fundamentally shaped our understanding of the world.
This episode dives deep into the lives and work of women who have fundamentally shaped our world and our understanding of it. These are the scientists who made monumental discoveries for the sheer fun of doing physics, the writers who gave vital life to essential human complexities, and the peace advocates who never quit.
Their achievements enrich our world and remind us that diversity is necessary for true breakthrough.
Selected further reading about and by the Nobel Winners in today's episode:
Mary Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell, and Shimon Sakaguchi: The Secret War Over the Human Immune System: Discovery, Betrayal, and the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.
Full Interview: Seattle scientist Mary Brunkow talks about winning the Nobel Prize
Maria Corina Machado: The Woman Who Defied a Dictator (The Minds Behind the Prize Book 5)
The Story of Marie Curie: A STEM Biography with 25 Experiments, Ages 8 - 12 (Women in STEM, Book 2)
The Good Earth Trilogy: The Good Earth, Sons, and A House Divided, by Pearl Buck
Boxed Set: The Bluest Eye, Beloved and Song of Solomon, by Toni Morrison
Zinky Boys: Soviet Voices from the Afghanistan War, by Svetlana Alexievich
