Canonical dataset · edition 1.0

Master index

One versioned record set powers every page, map, chart and yearbook spread. Status: Research edition for website build. Reviewed 2026-11-08.

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Master index of figures. Column headers sort.
					Fields	Born			Sources	Revision
08	Granville, Evelyn Boydevelyn-boyd-granville	1924–2023	STEM	Women	Mathematics, Computer programming, Education	Washington, D.C.	California	Rights unverified	[1][2][3]	Initial research edition2026-11-08
14	Ball, Alice Augustaalice-ball	1892–1916	STEM	Women	Chemistry, Medicine, Public health	Seattle, Washington	US	Source-declared public domain	[1][2]	Initial research edition2026-11-08
16	Brown, Marie Van Brittanmarie-van-brittan-brown	1922–1999	STEM	Women	Invention, Electronics, Home safety	Jamaica, Queens, New York City, New York	US	Rights unverified	[1][2]	Initial research edition2026-11-08
18	Easley, Annieannie-easley	1933–2011	STEM	Women	Computer science, Mathematics, Energy research	Birmingham, Alabama	US	Reuse supported by agency terms	[1][2]	Initial research edition2026-11-08
19	Jones, Frederick McKinleyfrederick-mckinley-jones	1893–1961	STEM	Men	Mechanical engineering, Refrigeration, Invention	Cincinnati, Ohio	US	Rights unverified	[1][2][3]	Initial research edition2026-11-08
20	Julian, Percypercy-julian	1899–1975	STEM	Men	Chemistry, Medicines, Industrial research	Montgomery, Alabama	US	Rights unverified	[1]	Initial research edition2026-11-08
21	Just, Ernest Everetternest-everett-just	1883–1941	STEM	Men	Marine biology, Cell biology, Education	Charleston, South Carolina	US	Rights unverified	[1][2][3]	Initial research edition2026-11-08
23	Latimer, Lewislewis-latimer	1848–1928	STEM	Men	Electrical technology, Technical drawing, Invention	Chelsea, Massachusetts	US	Rights unverified	[1]	Initial research edition2026-11-08
30	Thomas, Valerievalerie-thomas	Born 1943	STEM	Women	Physics, Satellite imaging, Computer systems	Maryland	US	Reuse supported by agency terms	[1][2]	Initial research edition2026-11-08
31	Turner, Charles Henrycharles-henry-turner	1867–1923	STEM	Men	Animal behavior, Entomology, Education	Cincinnati, Ohio	US	Rights unverified	[1][2][3]	Initial research edition2026-11-08
33	West, Gladysgladys-west	1930–2026	STEM	Women	Mathematics, Geodesy, Computer programming	Dinwiddie County, Virginia	US	Source-declared public domain	[1][2][3]	Initial research edition2026-11-08
34	Woods, Granville T.granville-woods	1856–1910	STEM	Men	Electrical engineering, Rail transportation, Invention	Columbus, Ohio	US	Rights unverified	[1]	Initial research edition2026-11-08
37	Johnson, Katherinekatherine-johnson	1918–2020	STEM	Women	Mathematics, Spaceflight trajectories, Research	White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia	US	Reuse supported by agency terms	[1][2]	NASA trio addition; primary-source review2026-11-08
38	Vaughan, Dorothydorothy-vaughan	1910–2008	STEM	Women	Mathematics, Computer programming, Scientific team leadership	Kansas City, Missouri	US	No known restrictions (institutional statement)	[1][2]	NASA trio addition; primary-source review2026-11-08
39	Jackson, Marymary-jackson	1921–2005	STEM	Women	Aeronautical engineering, Mathematics, Equal opportunity in STEM	Hampton, Virginia	US	Reuse supported by agency terms	[1][2]	NASA trio addition; primary-source review2026-11-08
40	Jemison, Maemae-jemison	Born 1956	STEM	Women	Space science, Medicine, Chemical engineering	Decatur, Alabama	SF Bay Area	Reuse supported by agency terms	[1][2][3]	Requested astronaut addition2026-11-08
41	Bluford, Guionguion-bluford	Born 1942	STEM	Men	Aerospace engineering, Space science, Aviation	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	US	Reuse supported by agency terms	[1][2][3]	Requested astronaut addition2026-11-08

Data dictionary

Schema 1.0. Future editions may add article sections, source-linked events, media and location records keyed by the same stable IDs. Editing happens in the versioned master file, not on this site.

id: Stable record ID and URL slug. Never reused.
number: Collection number from the master index.
name: Display name as recorded.
sortName: Explicit surname-first sort key (editorial overlay).
gender: Women / Men, as recorded.
life: Life dates exactly as recorded, including uncertainty notes.
domain: STEM, Humanities, or Both.
fields: Disciplines and practices.
born: Documented birthplace text, including disputes.
roots: Roots, identity and education places/notes.
worked: Documented work places.
impacted: Who or where impact reached — not residence.
local_tier: Curatorial place tier: SF Bay Area, California, US.
accomplishment: Overview narrative.
kid_k2 / kid_35: Reading-level versions.
question: Inquiry / making prompt.
teaching_note: Educator guidance.
sources: Title, URL and the claim each source supports.
image: Portrait source, credit, kind and rights statement.
rightsStatus: Per-image category: source-declared public domain, CC0, CC BY, no known restrictions, reuse supported by agency terms, rights unverified, or copyright asserted. Summarizes source evidence; not a legal determination.
reviewed / revision: Last-reviewed date and editorial revision status.