Episode 061 - Kono Yasui | Cytologist

<p>Alternate Title: COALescence</p> <p>Emma tells Emlyn about Dr. Kono Yasui, an expert plant cytologist and the first woman to receive a doctorate of science in Japan.</p> <p> </p> <p>Learn more about us and other women in science at our website <a href='http://www.stemfatalepodcast.com/'>www.stemfatalepodcast.com</a> </p> <p> </p> <p>Sources</p> <p>Main Story - Kono Yasui</p> <ol><li style="font-weight:400;">McNeill, Leila. “How a Pioneering Botanist Broke Down Japan’s Gender Barriers.” Smithsonian Magazine. 2017. <a href='https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/how-pioneering-botanist-broke-down-japans-gender-barriers-180967595/'>https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/how-pioneering-botanist-broke-down-japans-gender-barriers-180967595/</a></li> <li style="font-weight:400;">Ochanomizu University “Kono Yasui (1880-1971) - Japan’s First Woman Doctorate of Science.” Ochanomizu University Digital Archives. 2011. <a href='http://archives.cf.ocha.ac.jp/en/researcher/yasui_kono.html'>http://archives.cf.ocha.ac.jp/en/researcher/yasui_kono.html</a></li> <li style="font-weight:400;">Yamazaki, Miwae. “Where no other dared to go: Kono Yasui (1880-1971) Japan’s First Woman Doctorate of Science.” Blazing a Path: Japanese Women’s Contributions to Modern Science. 2001. <a href='http://www.igs.ocha.ac.jp/igs/IGS_publication/pdf/yasui_where.pdf'>http://www.igs.ocha.ac.jp/igs/IGS_publication/pdf/yasui_where.pdf</a></li> <li style="font-weight:400;">HARRINGTON, A. (1987). WOMEN AND HIGHER EDUCATION IN THE JAPANESE EMPIRE (1895—1945). Journal of Asian History, 21(2), 169-186. <a href='https://www.jstor.org/stable/41930686?seq=6#metadata_info_tab_contents'>https://www.jstor.org/stable/41930686?seq=6#metadata_info_tab_contents</a></li> </ol><p> </p> <p>Women who Work </p> <ol><li style="font-weight:400;">Virginia Tech. "Researchers convert female mosquitoes to nonbiting males with implications for mosquito control." ScienceDaily. ScienceDaily, 14 July 2020.  <a href='http://www.sciencedaily.com/