Science
| Name | Life | Comments | Diagnosis | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mary Anning | (1799–1847) | English fossil collector and paleontologist from Lyme Regis, Dorset, England; subject of the book Mary Anning of Lyme Regis by Crispin Tickell; died at age 48 | diagnosed in 1845 at age 46 | |
| Mary Astell | (1666–1731) | English philosopher and feminist writer; died at age 65 | diagnosed in 1731 at age 65 | |
| Rachel Carson | (1907–1964) | American environmentalist and author (Silent Spring); died at age 56 | diagnosed in 1960 at age 53 | |
| Mary Culpeper | (16?? - 1635) | mother of English botanist, herbalist, physician, and astrologer Nicholas Culpeper | ||
| Sophie Germain | (1776–1831) | French mathematician; died at age 55 | ||
| Shirley Glass | (19?? - 19??) | psychotherapist and author of Not Just Friends and mother of public radio personality Ira Glass; died at age 67 | ||
| Jerri Nielsen | (1952–2009) | American physician who famously treated herself for breast cancer while stuck in the South Pole after discovering a lump on her breast, as depicted in the movie Ice Bound | diagnosed in 1999 at age 47 | |
| Edith Pechey | (1845–1908) | aka Mary Edith Pechey-Phipson; one of the first British female physicians, worked in India for 20 years, and was a women's rights activist; died at age 63 | diagnosed in 1907 at age 62 | |
| Marjorie Shostak | (1945–1996) | American anthropologist; died at age 51 | diagnosed in 1989 at age 44 | , |
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