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Untold And Lost No More: Celebrating 150 Episodes Of Dale DeBakcsy’s ‘Women In Science’ You Should Know Column

wyskSeptember 5, 2019

Five years into our now eight year mission to tell the untold, often ignored, and altogether lost or erased stories of women who deserve a giant spotlight on t...

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Jane Austen’s Unfinished Novel ‘Sanditon’ Is Coming to The Small Screen

wyskAugust 15, 2019

Sanditon the last, yet incomplete novel of Jane Austen is coming to PBS's Masterpiece in 2020! "When Jane Austen was chronically ill with a mysterious dise...

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The Most Important Book I Have Ever Read… Caroline Criado Perez’s “Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed by Men”

Dale DeBakcsyJuly 11, 2019

Consider Julie. She wakes up at 4:30 to prepare breakfast for her children and her husband's great uncle who lives across town while the rest of her family ...

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Shabnam Rezaei Produces New Hulu Kids’ Series That’s Among First To Feature Openly Gay Main Character

wyskJuly 10, 2019

You should know Shabnam Rezaei, co-founder of Big Bad Boo Studios, a premier animation company, and Oznoz, an educational platform featuring cartoons in 10 lan...

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10 R.eally B.adass G.ifts… Inspired By The Notorious RBG, Ruth Bader Ginsburg

wyskMarch 15, 2019

Through her pioneering accomplishments and historic achievements, as well as her fearless words, dissents and actions, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Gin...

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12-Year-Old Artist and Author Lends Her Talent To Paint Portrait Of A Woman Everyone Should Know

wyskFebruary 26, 2019

Trisha Rao has been painting since the age of 2, and has always loved to express herself through art and poetry. Now 12, she’s created over 300 acrylic paintin...

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Her Words, Her Actions: 10 Women Who Supercharged Our 2018 With Insight And Inspiration

wyskJanuary 7, 2019

Over the 365 days of 2018, we had the privilege to get to know hundreds of extraordinary women and tell their stories. Among this esteemed group, there were 10...

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The Ultimate Women in Science Reading List: 150 Essential Titles

Dale DeBakcsyDecember 26, 2018

December 16 saw my fifth anniversary of writing the Illustrated Women in Science column, and of the many ways that occurred to me to celebrate, the one I though...

BooksWomen in Science18 Comments46 min read

6 Expressive Gifts For The Word-Loving Women You Know

wyskDecember 7, 2018

She’s got words. She knows how to use them. Behold... 6 giftables from the brains and hands of women that harness the power of words to define and inspire. ...

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