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Isabel Morgan was born in 1911, in New Bedford, Massachusetts to two accomplished scientists (her father Thomas Hunt Morgan went on to win…

Katherine Freese is a highly acclaimed astrophysicist conducting pioneering research into the very fabric of our universe and attempting to…

Margret Floy Washburn prevailed in the scientific community at a time when women were actively denied equal educational and professional…

No one could have predicted the magnitude of the impact Barbara Askins’s invention would have on the technological world. This was all the…

Being made a Dame is just one of many outstanding accomplishments championed by Jocelyn Bell Burnell. The strides she made in the…

Happy Pride Month! This June, let’s honor LGBTQ+ pioneers in science, technology, engineering, and math.

Inge Lehmann, a prolific Danish seismologist and geophysicist, was once described as “the master of a black art for which no amount of…

Happy National Arab American Heritage Month! In the Middle East, women earn more science and mathematics degrees per capita than their…

“Imposter syndrome is experienced by millions of people around the world cross-culturally and describes difficulty internalizing one’s…

The STEM pipeline is the educational pathway for students in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, beginning in…

Juliana Rotich wears many hats: she is an IT professional, female founder, venture capital partner, strategic advisor, and serial tech…

Meet some of the incredible women behind the development of the COVID-19 vaccines that protect millions.

Maria was born Maria Margaretha Winckelmann in Panitsch, Germany. She was educated at home by her father, a Lutheran minister. He wanted an…

Nagwa Abdel Meguid holds a Ph.D. in Human Genetics and was the 2002 L’Oreal UNESCO Award for Women in Science for Africa and the Middle…

LeeAnne Walters is a citizen scientist and environmental activist from Flint, Michigan, who catalyzed local, state, and federal action for…

Janet Taylor was historically known as a “Jane of all trades” due to her aptitude for numerous fields. Not only was she a prolific…

Caroline Lucretia Herschel’s contributions to astronomy were numerous and life-long. She was a woman of great respect and acclaim, with a…

Born on March 3, 1917, Sameera Moussa was Egypt’s first female nuclear physicist and has served as a role model for Arab women in STEM for…

Euphemia Haynes was a driven sociopolitical activist, educator, and mathematician. With her personal accomplishments in mathematics and the…

Mary Cooper is a jack of all trades. She is a senior at Stanford University pursuing a self-designed major in aerospace engineering and…

Mary Wollstonecraft was born on April 27, 1759, in Spitalfields, London. She was the second of seven children, though only her brother…

With many accomplishments and honors to her name, Burçin Mutlu-Pakdil is a stellar example of where passion meets hard work, and she is…

Ana Roqué de Duprey was a Puerto Rican feminist icon, active at the end of the 19th century and start of the 20th. She was a remarkably…

Gillian Patricia Bates was born in Coventry, England to Alan and Joan Bates. Both her parents were keen on her education, hoping that this…