Thanks to STEMNoire, Black women in STEM are sharing their work, research, passions, and stories. Here are just a few to follow!
Tag: science
White Feminism and #womeninSTEM
As we advocate for diversity in STEM, we must continue to center on racial justice. The Black Lives Matter movement is addressing the ways in which Black people have been…
#BlackinAstro Week
Astrochemist Ashley Lindalia has been using Twitter to highlight Black astronomers and has used the #BlackinAstro tag to promote a week of Black astronomers sharing their own stories and experiences….
#SpaceSunday – Cecilia Payne
#SpaceSunday with Cecilia Payne 🔬✨ “Do not undertake a scientific career in quest of fame or money. There are easier and better ways to reach them. Undertake it only if nothing…
#TBT – Mary Golda Ross
#tbt honoring Mary Golda Ross 🔬🚀 “I was brought up in the Cherokee tradition of equal education for boys and girls.” 🔬🚀 Mary Golda Ross was the first Native-American engineer, with…
#WCW – Morgan DeBaun
#wcw featuring Morgan DeBaun 🔬💻 “I get to wake up and literally think about how we can make the world better: How can we create more opportunities for people? How…
#SpaceSunday – Mae Jemison
#spacesunday with Mae Jemison 🔬🚀 “Don’t let anyone rob you of your imagination, your creativity, or your curiosity. It’s your place in the world; it’s your life. Go on and do…
#tbt – Mary Jackson
#tbt honoring Mary Jackson 🔬🚀 Mary Jackson, was a mathematician, aerospace engineer, and the first African American female engineer to work at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). 🔬🚀 Although…
#wcw – Dr. Aletha Maybank
#wcw honoring Dr. Aletha Maybank “You have to believe, also, that you can do it and that you do belong here.” Dr. Aletha Maybank is a physician who focuses on using…
#MathMonday – Euphemia Lofton Haynes
#mathmonday highlighting Euphemia Lofton Haynes! 🔬 Euphemia Lofton Haynes, the first African-American woman to earn a PhD in mathematics! She worked to improve the education system, which hadn’t allowed black students…
#tbt – Madam C. J. Walker
#tbt honoring role models in STEM throughout history – Madam C.J. Walker 🔬 “I got my start by giving myself a start.” 🔬 Madam C.J. Walker (born Sarah Breedlove) invented a…
#WCW – Laura Weidman Powers
#WCW celebrating strong women in STEM spotlights Laura Weidman Powers of Code2040 ! “It’s only when we work outside our comfort zones that anything truly meaningful gets done.” “Laura Weidman Powers is the…