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Aug 22, 2023 • 37 tweets • 6 min read
Meghan, Duchess of Sussex (born Rachel Meghan Markle; August 4, 1981), is an American member of the British royal family and former actress. She is married to Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, the younger son of King Charles III. #WomanToday 1/ Image Meghan was born and raised in Los Angeles, California. Her acting career began at Northwestern University. She played the part of Rachel Zane for seven seasons (2011–2018) in the American TV legal drama Suits. 2/
Jun 10, 2022 • 39 tweets • 7 min read
THREAD: Hilda Geiringer (1893–1973), also known as Hilda von Mises and Hilda Pollaczek-Geiringer, was an Austrian mathematician. #WomenInSTEM #WomanToday

Geiringer was born in Vienna, Austria into a Jewish family. 1/ While still in high school, Geiringer showed great mathematical ability. Her parents supported her financially so that she could study mathematics at the University of Vienna.

After receiving her first degree, Geiringer continued her study of mathematics in Vienna. 2/
Jun 9, 2022 • 23 tweets • 4 min read
THREAD: Anna Maria "Marie" Tussaud (née Grosholtz; 1761–1850) was a French artist known for her wax sculptures and Madame Tussauds, the wax museum she founded in London. #WomenInArts #WomanToday

Marie Tussaud was born in Strasbourg, France. 1/ Her father was killed in the Seven Years' War just two months before Marie was born. When she was 6, her mother took her to Bern, in Switzerland. There the family moved into the home of local doctor Philippe Curtius (1741–1794), for whom Anne-Marie acted as housekeeper. 2/
Jun 8, 2022 • 20 tweets • 4 min read
THREAD: Dame Margaret Kate Weston, DBE, FMA (1926–2021) was a British museum curator who was the director of the Science Museum, London, between 1973 and 1986. #WomenInSTEM #MuseumMemories #WomanToday 1/ Image Margaret Weston was born in Oakridge, Gloucestershire, and was educated at Stroud High School. During the war a German bomber crashed in the village and Margaret's father, who was also in the Home Guard, arrested the airman. 2/