♻️🌍🌏🌎🌱 Wangari Maathai became the first woman in either East or Central Africa to earn a doctorate in 1971, and won the Nobel Peace Prize for her “holistic approach to…
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Bessie Blount Griffin (1914 – 2009)
🔬 Bessie Blount is remembered for her groundbreaking work in assistive technologies and forensic science, as well as being a role model for women and African-Americans in science. After becoming…
#tbt honoring Marie M. Daly (1921 – 2003)
🔬 Marie Daly was the first African-American woman to earn a Ph.D. in chemistry in the United States. Marie’s groundbreaking work led to our understanding of how cholesterol and clogged…
#WCW with Mae Jemison
Mae C. Jemison was the first African-American woman admitted to NASA’s astronaut training program and to go into space after a year of training! After her mission, she advocated for…
#TechTuesday with Regina Gwynn
💻 Regina Gwynn is the Co-Founder and CEO of TresseNoire, an on-demand hair styling service for women of color. Regina also co-founded Black Women Talk Tech, which is a collective…
#MathMonday honoring Annie Easley (1933-2011)
🔬 Annie Easley worked as a computer for NACA until it was abolished in 1958, becoming NASA, where Easley would develop the software for the Centaur Rocket along with many…
#SpaceSunday with Aprille Ericsson-Jackson
Aprille Ericsson-Jackson is an Aerospace Engineer and the first African-American to receive a PhD in engineering at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. Aprille earned her BS in Aeronautical/Astronautical Engineering…
#TBT with Claudia Alexander (1959-2015)
🔬 “Science is collaborative, and will become more so.” 🔬 Claudia Alexander was a geophysicist and planetary science research scientist. Claudia worked for the United States Geological Survey and NASA’s…
#WCW with Lisette Titre
🎮 Lisette Titre is a video game developer. Lisette has worked at Backbone Entertainment, EA Games, and Ubisoft during her career. Currently, Lisette is the art manager at Double Fine…
#MathMonday with Dr. Fern Hunt
Dr. Fern Hunt is a mathematician. Fern’s mother, who was not able to complete her education because of the costs, encouraged Fern to attend college. Fern attended Bryn Mawr College,…
#TBT with Regina Kapeller-Adler (1900-1991)
🔬 Regina Kapeller-Adler was an Austrian biochemist who developed an innovative test that was able to determine early pregnancy by detecting histidine in urine. As a Jewish woman, Regina faced…
Tracy Drain
🚀 Tracy Drain is a flight systems engineer at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Tracy earned her BS in Mechanical engineering from the University of Kentucky and her MS in Mechanical…