Henrietta Lacks has made an enduring contribution of incalculable value to all of humankind.

Examples of women scientists who have made important contributions to science:

• Historical women in science
• Women Scientists Who Made a Difference
  
• Nobel Prize Awarded Women
• Yesterday & Today: The Top Women Scientists
• 10 Famous Women Scientists in History
• Notable black female scientists and innovators
  
• Contributions of 20th century women to physics
• Most influential British women in the history of science selected by panel of female Fellows of the Royal Society and science historians
  
• 4000 years of women in science
• Famous Women Scientists Women Scientists Through the Ages: Notable Women in Science, Medicine, and Math
• Women scientists - listed by century
  
• List of female scientists before the 21st century
• Women in science: Pioneers blaze path for others The Royal Society has named its top 10 female scientists, yet many still feel marginalised
• Women in science - past, present and future
• India’s Brave New Women Scientists
• Famous Women Scientists and Inventors
• Famous African-American women in STEM
  

Biology

• Women and the Life Sciences - Female Biologists - Ecologists - More
  
• Famous Women Biologists
• More Famous women biologists
• List of women in biology
  
• ACS Celebrates the Achievements of Women Scientists in American History
• Rosalind Elsie Franklin
  

Chemistry

• Women in Chemistry Famous Female Chemists and Chemical Engineers
• Women in Chemistry
  
• Women in Chemistry - More Female Chemists & Engineers
  Famous Female Chemists and Chemical Engineers
  
• Pictures of Women in Chemistry

Earth Science

• Women exploring the ocean
• Florence Bascom - first woman geologist at AGS
• Biographies of Women in Science
• Latina women of NASA
• History of Geoscience: Women in the History of Geoscience

Physics

• Contributions of 20th century women to physics
• Women and Physics - Female Physicists
• Women explore the frontiers of physics
  

Sites related to females and science, and science education

• Geology - Calling all girls
  
• List of organizations for women in science
  
• Women-Related Web Sites in Science/Technology
• Websites for girls
• Lesson plan on women scientists
• Association for women geologists - What do earth scientists do?
• Association for Women Geoscientists
• The Future of Women in Chemistry and Science
• Women in science: In pursuit of female chemists
• Women in Biology
• Women Evolving Biological Sciences
• Where are all the female scientists?
• Gender-bias impacts women physicists
• Women In Science: Professor Meg Urry On Why There Are So Few Women In Physics