Women in Technology

Painting of Mary Golda Ross wearing a red dress and pearls against a night sky background with a 7-point star a missile and Cherokee syllabary writing

“Mary Golda Ross: Ad Astra per Astra(link is external)” by America Meredith (Cherokee Nation), 2011. Acrylic on canvas. National Museum of the American Indian, Smithsonian Institution.

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Before Instagram, There Was Kodak
November 21, 2023
Painting of Mary Golda Ross wearing a red dress and pearls against a night sky background with a 7-point star a missile and Cherokee syllabary writing
Mary Golda Ross: Aerospace Engineer, Educator, and Advocate
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Susan Kare, Iconic Designer
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Stephanie Kwolek: Kevlar® Inventor
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#ShineLikeSally
June 12, 2023
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Girls and Women in STEM

Inspire STEM experts of tomorrow. Lessons and activities. Grades K to 12. (5 minutes to 1 hour)

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Women at Work
A discussion of the history of working women and the future for women in STEM careers. Video. (90 minutes)

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Women Mathematicians

National Museum of American History

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Six Women Whose Innovations Changed Science and Engineering
April 7, 2022
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Hearing the Voices of Women Leaders in Science, Technology, and Innovation
April 15, 2021
Katherine Johnson looks at the camera. She sits at a desk with papers for calculations and a large globe.
Remembering NASA Mathematician Katherine Johnson
February 26, 2020