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    19 Geniuses You Need To Learn About Immediately

    Because too often female geniuses go unacknowledged.

    We recently asked the BuzzFeed Community to tell us about their favourite inspiring women geniuses who have not received the recognition they deserve. Here are some of the best answers.

    1. Baroness Brenda Hale

    2. Harriet Jacobs

    3. Michelle Obama

    4. Kate Bush

    5. Chien-Shiung Wu

    6. Mary Shelley

    7. Dolly Parton

    8. Florence Nightingale

    9. Vera Rubin

    10. Sister Rosetta Tharpe

    11. Temple Grandin

    12. Eunice Kennedy Shriver

    13. Amma Asante

    14. Wendy Carlos

    15. Margaret Hamilton

    16. Lise Meitner

    17. Rosalind Franklin

    18. Dame Evelyn Glennie

    19. Sophia Duleep Singh

    Note: Submissions have been edited for length and/or clarity.

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