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Famous women scientists;Throughout history，many women scientists have made great achievements in the subjects of mathematics，health，astronomy and chemistry as well as many others.Here are some famous women scientists who made huge advancements in their respective fields. Trotula of Salerno;①One of the earliest known female scientists was a physician known as Trotula of Salerno.Known for teaching men about womens health，the books she wrote were used by physicians for hundreds of years，the most notable of which was The Diseases of Women.Trotula suggested that in addition to women，men suffered from fertility(生育能力) issues，a theory that at the time，was considered controversial.She also promoted the use of opiates(麻醉剂) during childbirth to reduce the pain of labor，an idea that went against the churchs belief that women should suffer the pain of childbirth without medication.Trotula was an important figure in the understanding of womens health.;Marie Curie Marie Curie is a well-known name among society and one of the most famous women scientists.She lived from 1867 to 1934 in Poland and France and attended the Sorbonne where she received a chemists license in physics and mathematical sciences.Curie，along with her husband Pierre，is most famous for her discovery of the elements radium and polonium.She won a Nobel Prize for this.②Furthermore，Curie made a discovery which paved the way for cancer therapy(治疗)．;Rachel Carson Rachel Carson was born in 1907 and died in 1964.③Carson was an important environmentalist who was largely responsible for making society aware of the effects of DDT on crops and water systems.She was one of the Top Twenty Most Influential Scientists and Thinkers for the Twentieth Century.Her books still sell well worldwide.;Rachel Zimmerman Rachel Zimmerman from Ontario，Canada is the inventor of the Blissymbol Printer，a device that allows non-speaking people like cerebral palsy(大脑性麻痹)，to communicate.The program user points to various symbols on a main pa