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Downloadable STEM Role Models Posters Celebrate Women Innovators As Illustrated By Women Artists

wyskFebruary 11, 2019

Now at the end of its second season, Nevertheless, a truly WYSKy podcast that tells the stories of women who are transforming teaching and learning through tec...

ArtInnovationInspirationSTEMWomen in Science7 Comments16 min read

Girl Scout To Galaxy Explorer: How Caeley Looney Discovered Her Path To Aerospace Engineering In Middle School

Guest ContributorFebruary 11, 2019

By Shruti Kumar - It’s almost as if the stars aligned to bring Caeley Looney into the world of aerospace engineering. Caeley was born to two engineers?—?her mo...

EducationSTEMWomen in Science0 Comments7 min read

National Geographic Joins Forces With Barbie To Inspire The Next Generation Of Explorers

wyskFebruary 7, 2019

To inspire the next generation of explorers, National Geographic and Mattel are coming out with a new line of Barbies centered around exploration, science, con...

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More Than A Prize Unwon: The Manifold Legacies Of Rosalind Franklin

Dale DeBakcsyFebruary 6, 2019

When Rosalind Franklin (1920-1958) succumbed to cancer at the age of thirty-seven, she left behind monumental contributions to three different fields of scienc...

HistorySTEMTrailblazersWomen in Science1 Comment15 min read

‘Dope Queens of Black History’: Twin Sisters Recreate Images Of Trailblazing Women

wyskFebruary 4, 2019

“We don’t expect to get rich or famous; we just want to teach the world about some Dope Queens of Black History!”...

ArtHistory1 Comment3 min read

New Docuseries Reveals Her Truth… The Story You Don’t Know Behind The Lorena And John Bobbitt Scandal

wyskJanuary 31, 2019

The new docuseries Lorena, tells the story behind the 1993 Lorena and John Bobbitt scandal… "The scandal you know, the story you don't." Synopsis: On a slee...

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Newly Released Me Too PSAs Tell Survivor Stories

wyskJanuary 31, 2019

Activist and founder of the Me Too movement Tarana Burke, has released a group of PSAs at the Sundance film festival this past week. The suite of animated vide...

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Lucy Evelyn Cheesman, Pioneer Entomologist of the Pacific Islands

Dale DeBakcsyJanuary 30, 2019

Dangling over the edge of a cliffside, her hands gripping a couple clumps of bracken embedded in the rock for dear life, Lucy Evelyn Cheesman (1881-1969) might...

HistorySTEMWomen in Science0 Comments11 min read

14-Year-Old Marsai Martin Becomes Youngest Executive Producer In Hollywood With ‘Little’ Film [Trailer]

wyskJanuary 29, 2019

At just 14 years old, Marsai Martin has a combined 11 TV and film acting credits to her name, and has received industry recognition (two NAACP Image Awards, Yo...

CareerComedyEntertainmentFilmGirlsTrailblazers0 Comments2 min read

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