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Young Female Rocket Scientist Launches Nation’s First Print Magazine For Girls In STEM

Guest ContributorJune 26, 2019

By Natalie Hahn - Reinvented Inc., a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, this month announced the launch of their magazine’s first issue. Reinvented Magazin...

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The Women’s Space Program That Wasn’t: The Story Of The Mercury 13

Dale DeBakcsyJune 12, 2019

The story of the Mercury 13, as it is usually told, features 13 heroes, 2 villains, and a throng of supportive roles stretched between them in the grey. ...

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Mary Sherman Morgan, The World’s First Woman Rocket Scientist

Dale DeBakcsyMay 29, 2019

On October 4, 1957, the United States received the greatest single blow to its prestige since the burning of the White House in 1814 with the announcement that...

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Dr. Carolynn L. Smith And The Astounding Richness Of Animal Communication

Dale DeBakcsyMay 15, 2019

You’re a rooster who’s down on his luck. Your comb is a bit shabby, your fighting skills aren’t up to snuff, and we’re not even going to mention the state of y...

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Marissa Zappas Aims To Disrupt The Fragrance Industry By Using Scent To Connect Women Of The Past To Women Today

wyskMay 10, 2019

Marissa Zappas is an anthropologist turned perfumer who has combined her two passions into an artisan fragrance collection called Redamance. It’s a historical ...

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Hedy Lamarr: The Movie Star Who Invented Bluetooth… In 1942

Dale DeBakcsyMay 1, 2019

A movie star. An avant-garde composer. A radio-controlled torpedo. Wi-Fi. One of the unfortunate truths about our web of modern comforts is tha...

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From Where I Stand: “We are trying to build a drone…to dispense medicines in rural areas” – 15-Year-Old Coder, Eno Ekanem, Abuja, Nigeria

wyskApril 25, 2019

By UN Women - Fifteen-year-old Eno Ekanem was among 80 girls from 34 African countries who attended the first Coding Camp in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on 24 August...

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Lead, TNT, And Rayon: Dr. Alice Hamilton’s Battle Against Industrial Poisons

Dale DeBakcsyApril 24, 2019

The lack of regulation in American industry during the early Twentieth Century is the stuff of horrific legend - from the grotesqueries of the meat industry as...

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Botanist, Artist, Nurse, And Teacher: Sara Plummer Lemmon’s Western Legacies

Guest ContributorApril 23, 2019

By Wynne Brown - It was most likely a bitter cold December day in 1869 as the wooden side-wheeled steamer churned through the New York City harbor. Sara Plumme...

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