STEM (LOCAL) Flashcards

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Philippine General Hospital’s first chief nurse and superintendent

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Anastacia Giron-Tupas

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first-ever female mission operations manager of NASA

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Angelita Castro-Kelly

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Spearheaded and supervised the Earth Observing System (satellites: Terra, Aqua and Aura) missions during its developmental stage

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Angelita Castro-Kelly

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Awarded by the Philippines government and NASA, including the President Fidel Ramos’ Presidential Award and the Goddard Space Flight Center Exceptional Service Medal

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Angelita Castro-Kelly

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Listed as one of the 100 Most Influential Filipina Women in the United States by the Filipina
Women’s Network

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Angelita Castro-Kelly

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country’s first female commercial pilot (1993, Philippine Airlines

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Aimee Carandang (aviation)

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flew for the first time as captain on a Fokker 50 flight from Manila to Baguio

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Aimee Carandang (aviation)

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8
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considered as the first Asian female pilot

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Aimee Carandang (aviation)

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9
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Aimee Carandang full name

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Maria Aurora Carandang-Gloria

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10
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Led the first pediatric liver transplant in the country

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Dr. Vanessa De Villa

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Erica Buenaventura, a three-year-old, by an 11-member surgical

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Dr. Vanessa De Villa

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12
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a notable Pediatrics (child healthcare system) pioneer

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Fe del Mundo

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Founded the 1st pediatric hospital then Children Medical Center, and now Fe Del Mundo
Medical Center

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Fe del Mundo

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focused on addressing what the country lacked regarding medical equipment in specific
communities like rural areas

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Fe del Mundo

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15
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her most famous invention is an incubator made out of bamboo

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Fe del Mundo

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1st woman pediatrician to be admitted to Harvard Medical School (1936)

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Fe del Mundo

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1st woman to be named National Scientist of the Philippines (1980)

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Fe del Mundo

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Received the Elizabeth Blackwell Award as a “Woman Doctor of World Reknown

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Fe del Mundo

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Received the Ramon Magsaysay Award for “Outstanding Public Service”

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Fe del Mundo

20
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Received the 15th International Congress of Pediatrics Award as the “Most Outstanding
Pediatrician and Humanitarian” in (1977)

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Fe del Mundo

21
Q

Igorota from Benguet

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Amorelle Martinez (aviation)

22
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first female chief pilot in Asia

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Amorelle Martinez (aviation)

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first PALex Captain of the year in the 2017 STAR Awards of the PAL Group

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Amorelle Martinez (aviation)