Ada Lovelace: Math, Vision, and Ambition in a Woman Meets Certain Death in Victorian England
When I think of Ada Lovelace 1815-1852, widely recognized as the first computer programmer, I...
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Tag: women and STEM
Carol Ruckdeschel: “Tireless defender of sea turtles” (American b. 1941)
I happened to catch a January 13, 2021 For the Wild podcast titled Carol Ruckdeschel on Keeping...
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Katalin Karikó: The biochemist who persisted!
I happened to stumble onto the story of this incredible woman whose resilience and persistence...
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Matilda Joslyn Gage: In Her Name, American (1826-1898)
A few weeks back, I came upon a term I had not heard before, the ‘Matilda Effect’. It’s defined...
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The Book of Gutsy Women: Favorite Stories of Courage and Resilience by Hillary Rodham Clinton and Chelsea Clinton (2019)
This is remarkable: the stories of over 130 courageous women and their contributions in one book!...
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