‘Hidden Figures’ stars encourage girls to pursue STEM careers during LA...
Check out ‘Hidden Figures’ if you haven’t already!Via EdSource.Eighth-grader Monica Hernandez arrived at the University of Southern California excited to see in person some of her favorite stars,...
View ArticleWomen’s History Month 2017 #WHM17 #WomensHistoryMonth #WomenInSTEM
Here at Adafruit we do our best to celebrate makers, hackers, artists and engineers from all walks of life with you. Since March is Women’s History Month we’ll be dedicating a post a day Monday –...
View ArticleSpace.com Interview with Women of NASA Lego Set Creator Maia Weinstock #WHM17...
Fun interview with Maia Weinstock from Space.com:Space.com: Can you give me a broad overview of how you decided to do the Lego Ideas project, and how it all happened? Maia Weinstock: I came up with the...
View ArticleStephanie Lampkin, Founder and CEO of the ‘Blind Recruiting’ App, Blendoor...
Stephanie Lampkin is the founder and CEO of Blendoor, a platform for merit based hiring.From Fast Company’s recent article on Stephanie Lampkin:…By 13, she was learning to code. She took AP Computer...
View ArticleStyle Engineers Worldwide: Doctor Tailor, Volume 1 in Graphic Novel Series...
We’re so excited about this series! From StyleEndineersWorldwide.com:Style Engineers Worldwide follows 16 year-old Tilly Tailor – a budding fashion designer with a big secret: She has a Ph.D. in...
View ArticleHave you see Malika Favre’s Coding 101 New Yorker Cover? #ArtTuesday
From The New Yorker:I decided to look at the future so I could create a positive image,” Malika Favre says, about her cover for the Tech Issue. “When you read about women sharing their experiences in a...
View ArticleWomen’s History Month 2018 #WHM18 #WomensHistoryMonth #WomenInSTEM
Here at Adafruit we do our best to celebrate makers, hackers, artists and engineers from all walks of life. This March we’ll be celebrating Women’s History Month with a dedicated post per day Monday –...
View ArticleInternational Women’s Day 2018 #PressforProgress #IWD2018
We’re pressing for progress this year on International Women’s Day and all days. Share how you will press for progress!Be sure to follow along with our celebration of Women’s History Month – we’ve...
View ArticleAisha Bowe #WHM18 #WomensHistoryMonth #WomenInSTEM
Aisha Bowe was an Aerospace Engineer at the NASA Ames Research Center and is the co-founder and CEO of STEMBoardFrom Aisha Bowe:If Aisha Bowe had followed her guidance counselor’s advice, she would be...
View ArticleUrsula K Le Guin #WHM18 #WomensHistoryMonth #WomenInSTEM
Today we celebrate Ursula K Le Guin, a widely read and revered author of science fiction, who died earlier this year at the age of 88. We posted previously about her life and legacy on our blog here....
View ArticleTarsila do Amaral at MoMA #ArtTuesday
Don’t miss Tarsila do Amaral: Inventing Modern Art in Brazil at MoMA if you’re in NYC before June 3! From MoMA:“I want to be the painter of my country,” wrote Tarsila do Amaral (1886–1973) in 1923....
View ArticleJill Pelto Utilizes Art to Communicate Scientific Research and Environmental...
From Jill Pelto:I am an Artist and a Scientist; currently a Masters of Science student studying the Antarctic Ice Sheet at the University of Maine, where I also completed degrees in Studio Art and...
View ArticleLisette Titre #WHM18 #WomensHistoryMonth #WomenInSTEM
Lisette Titre is an art director who is an advocate for diversity in the game industry and engaging young folks in STEAM.From Lisette Titre’s site:Ms. Titre-Montgomery’s passion is being a diversity...
View ArticleThe Prepared Talks Manufacturing, Gender Gap in Engineering and DARPA with...
Will most certainly be listening to this on the way home tonight! From The Prepared:Notes: Daughters of Rosie, Danielle’s recently launched organization to build women-only programs at local training...
View Article5 Questions with Limor Fried on ASME E-Fests @EFestsASME
From ASME E-Fests:She is known to her fans as “Ladyada.” She is the first female engineer to grace the cover of WIRED. She is a not-so-traditional-looking MIT engineer, who grew up in a hacker scene in...
View ArticleArtNews on History/Her Stories: Photographs by Women at the AIPAD Photography...
Great read from ArtNews. This panel sounds like it was fantastic!“One of the great things about working for 40 years and being 190 years old is you get to see history,” the photographer Tina Barney,...
View ArticleHelen Greiner Talks Drones and Star Wars Inspiration #drone #droneday
From Forbes:Greiner has never done things by the book. Even the choice for home base of CyPhyWorks is a bit unusual. The leafy suburban town of Danvers, Massachusetts is about as far away from tech...
View ArticleMake’s 7 Inspirational Women Speaking Out at Maker Faire Bay Area
Preview from Make highlighting the 7 women speaking at Maker Faire this weekend:We’re obviously excited for Maker Faire, but one of the things we’re REALLY hyped about this year are all the...
View ArticleKathleen McDermott’s Urban Armor #10: The Power Suit #WearableWednesday
Loving the playfulness of this project by Kathleen McDermott:The Power Suit is a pantsuit that inflates its arms in response to loud sounds. It may be useful in competitive work environments. Urban...
View ArticleBarbie and Tynker Partner to Encourage STEM Exploration with Robotics Engineer
From Barbie:The STEM field continues to grow, but only 24% of those jobs are held by women. That’s why we’re encouraging girls to explore STEM through imaginative play and our partnership with Tynker,...
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