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This is a general topical guide on some basics about research and its importance.

Why, What, Who, Where, When, How

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Meaning of Research

research [ ri-surch, ree-surch ] from DICTIONARY.COM

noun

diligent and systematic inquiry or investigation into a subject in order to discover or revise facts, theories, applications, etc.: recent research in medicine.
a particular instance or piece of research.

verb (used without object)

to make researches; investigate carefully.

verb (used with object)

to make an extensive investigation into: to research a matter thoroughly.

Women in Research

Alice Ball

By Unknown author - http://www.hawaii.edu/offices/bor/distinction.php?person=ball, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=10635615

Shirley Jackson

More information:

https://www.black-inventor.com/dr-shirley-jackson#:~:text=at%20Bell%20Laboratories.-,Dr.,caller%20ID%20and%20call%20waiting.

Katherine Johnson

By NASA - https://crgis.ndc.nasa.gov/historic/File:1983-L-04373.jpg, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=57372693

Wangari Mathaai

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More information:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQU7JOxkGvo

https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/peace/2004/maathai/biographical/

Adrian Piper

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Beebe Steven Lynk

By RHuff - https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/60390520/beebe-lynk, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=82083701

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