Category: Science
Headstrong: Stephanie Kwolek
Woo! We’ve made it! For the twelfth and final science woman we have Stephanie Kwolek (1923-2014), an American chemist. Stephanie’s work, while primarily chemistry, is actual notable in the... Read More
Mini Interview
Over the past few semesters I have been involved in a mentoring group at ASU called Sundial. In Sundial, older undergrads and graduate students come together to mentor incoming freshman. We share abou... Read More
Headstrong: Rear Admiral Grace Murray Hopper
November’s Science woman comes from the math and technology section of my book! It felt like most of the accomplishments of these women were abstract and hard to relate to – Emily Noether ... Read More
Headstrong: Sally Ride
October’s science woman is Sally Ride (1951-2012). While most people have heard of her, I think she is still worth mentioning because I learned things about her I didn’t know before! Sally... Read More
Headstrong: Maria Mitchell
September’s science woman is Maria Mitchell (1818-1889). She was an American astronomer and one of the first Americans to discover a comet and chart its orbit. She worked from her own make shift... Read More
Headstrong: Maria Mayer
Well, it’s been quite a while since I’ve made a post on our awesome women in science. But I’ll be catching up shortly! The science woman for August is Maria Mayer (1906- 1972). Maria... Read More
Headstrong: Émilie du Châtelet
A little late for July’s science woman… but here we go! Émilie du Châtelet (1706-1749) is another example of someone who contributed quite a bit in a short amount of time. The more stori... Read More
Headstrong: Rita Levi-Montalcini
I’ll be honest, I’m pretty excited to be getting to the second half of the year where the fields of the women I’m reading about are physics, engineering and mathematics. Since I have... Read More