Stem Fatale Podcast

Alternate Title: COALescence Emma tells Emlyn about Dr. Kono Yasui, an expert plant cytologist and the first woman to receive a doctorate of science in Japan.   Learn more about us and other women in science at our website www.stemfatalepodcast.com    Sources Main Story - Kono Yasui McNeill, Leila. “How a Pioneering Botanist Broke Down Japan’s Gender Barriers.” Smithsonian Magazine. 2017. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/how-pioneering-botanist-broke-down-japans-gender-barriers-180967595/ Ochanomizu University “Kono Yasui (1880-1971) - Japan’s First Woman Doctorate of Science.” Ochanomizu University Digital Archives. 2011. http://archives.cf.ocha.ac.jp/en/researcher/yasui_kono.html 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. http://www.igs.ocha.ac.jp/igs/IGS_publication/pdf/yasui_where.pdf HARRINGTON, A. (1987). WOMEN AND HIGHER EDUCATION IN THE JAP