R is for Rocket Girls
Each week for 26 weeks, I am publishing a post about women who are not widely known but should be—women who can inspire us, teach us, and encourage us…
Maryam Mirzakhani: Math Mastermind
Fields Medal, Wikipedia.org This past fall, Maryam Mirzakhani was awarded the Fields Medal, the most prestigious honor mathematics has to offer--the “Nobel Prize” of the math world. She was…
Showcase More Women in Science
When I was in ninth grade, which was so long ago now it was considered part of "junior high," I won the science award. I remember sitting in the auditorium…