In 1939, she became the vice president of the Genetics Society of America, and in 1944, the president (Editors). That same year, she became the third woman voted to America’s National Academy of Sciences. Twenty seven years later, President Nixon awarded McClintock the National Medal of Science, but it was not until 1983 that McClintock received her grandest honor (“Barbra McClintock.”) At 81 years old, Barbra McClintock was awarded the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine, becoming the first ever sole woman winner (Editors; “Barbra McClintock”). Nine years later, on September 2, 1992, McClintock passed away of natural causes. She is buried in Huntington Rural Cemetery, in New York. However, Barbra’s legacy
In 1939, she became the vice president of the Genetics Society of America, and in 1944, the president (Editors). That same year, she became the third woman voted to America’s National Academy of Sciences. Twenty seven years later, President Nixon awarded McClintock the National Medal of Science, but it was not until 1983 that McClintock received her grandest honor (“Barbra McClintock.”) At 81 years old, Barbra McClintock was awarded the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine, becoming the first ever sole woman winner (Editors; “Barbra McClintock”). Nine years later, on September 2, 1992, McClintock passed away of natural causes. She is buried in Huntington Rural Cemetery, in New York. However, Barbra’s legacy