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Black Women in STEM Week
Thanks to STEMNoire, Black women in STEM are sharing their work, research, passions, and stories. Here are just a few to follow!
Happy #nationaldoctorsday
👩🏽⚕️ An excellent occasion to honor Dr. May Edward Chinn 🔬 Dr. May Edward Chinn spent her career researching cancer, helping to develop the Pap smear and advocating for early…
#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…
#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…
#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…
#tbt honoring Alice Ball
Alice Ball (1892 – 1916) was an African-American chemist who developed the first successful treatment for those suffering from leprosy at only 23!