Notable chicks

Vera Rubin.

http://mobile.nytimes.com/2016/12/27/science/vera-rubin-astronomist-who-made-the-case-for-dark-matter-dies-at-88.html

I just came here to post that same article.

I liked and appreciated Vera, hoping there's another who can continue in her footsteps and give us more info on the space out there.

Please feel free to add anything you deem interesting.

Brenda White Bull
https://steemit.com/environmentalism/@mxu111/sitting-bull-s-great-great-granddaughter-brenda-white-bull
The US Marine Veteran of 20 years is carrying out her ancestor's legacy to defend and protect at Standing Rock. The photographic essay and video highlights her journey so far. The Water Protectors scored victory this month when the US Army Corp. of Eng. halted construction while a new environmental assessment is pending. The fight is far from complete.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/obituaries/ct-mattie-colin-obituary-20161228-story.html

Mattie Colin, journalist who delved deeply into the Emmit Till murder.

Vietnam war's 'napalm girl' Kim Phuc has laser treatment to heal wounds
More than 40 years after Kim Phuc was photographed running naked from a napalm attack, treatment in the US will also help ease her pain
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/oct/26/vietnam-wars-napalm-girl-kim-phuc-has-laser-treatment-to-heal-wounds

Janis Ian

Odetta, Helen Reddy, Janis Ian, Jewel and Judy Collins