Frontiers
Making a Difference for Girls
Fifty-seven years after real-life Hidden Figures helped pave the way for the United States to land...
Science
Ride of a Lifetime: Sally Ride’s Adventure Into Space, Science and Advocacy
Sally Ride was not only the first woman in space — she was also a committed...
Science
Precipitating Potential: Female Trailblazer Mary Elliott Hill
Female trailblazer and chemist Mary Elliott Hill was the first African American woman awarded a master's...
Environmental Tech
A Young Scientist Takes on Flint’s Water Crisis
Read more about Gitanjali Rao, a young scientist doing her part to help solve the water...
Science
Dr. Mae C. Jemison: Making Space History Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow
Dr. Mae C. Jemison is a doctor, engineer and physicist who became the first Black woman...
Pioneers
Judith Love Cohen and the Female Engineers of Tomorrow
Judith Love Cohen, one of the first Female Engineers in aerospace, brought astronauts back from the...
Women in STEM
Diversity and Inclusion Create Better Outcomes: A Look at the Science
The science is clear: Diversity and inclusion can improve innovation, performance and profitability.
Pioneers
Innovative Women in STEM: Geraldine M. Hoch
Chemical engineer Geraldine M. Hoch was one of the earliest known women in STEM.
Pioneers
Dr. Aprille Ericsson-Jackson, Aerospace Engineer and Advocate for Diversity in STEM
Dr. Aprille Ericsson-Jackson is an aerospace engineer at NASA and an advocate for women in stem.
Pioneers
Ellen Ochoa: The First Hispanic Woman in Space
Ellen Ochoa is an inventor, NASA leader and classical flutist — and was the first Hispanic...
Pioneers
Late Bloomer Ynés MexÃa Discovered 50+ New Species of Plants
Mexican-American botanist Ynés MexÃa discovered 50+ species of plants in her career, which she didn't start...
Pioneers
MIT’s First Female Student: Ellen Swallow Richards
Ellen Swallow Richards was one of the early pioneering women in stem who advocated for advancing...
Pioneers
Remembering Computer Science Pioneer Frances Allen
Frances Allen was the first woman to win the Turing Award, a prestigious award that is...
Pioneers
Dr. Marie Maynard Daly Paved the Way for Women in Chemistry
Dr. Marie Maynard Daly was the first Black woman in America to receive a Ph.D. in...