RS StaffinRediscover STEAMKatherine Freese, Theoretical AstrophysicistKatherine Freese is a highly acclaimed astrophysicist conducting pioneering research into the very fabric of our universe and attempting to…Jul 9, 2022Jul 9, 2022
RS StaffinRediscover STEAMMargret Floy Washburn, 20th Century PsychologistMargret Floy Washburn prevailed in the scientific community at a time when women were actively denied equal educational and professional…Jul 2, 2022Jul 2, 2022
RS StaffinRediscover STEAMBarbara Askins, Physical Chemist & First Woman ‘National Inventor of the Year’No one could have predicted the magnitude of the impact Barbara Askins’s invention would have on the technological world. This was all the…Jun 25, 2022Jun 25, 2022
RS StaffinRediscover STEAMJocelyn B. Burnell, Astronomer & First Female President of the Institute of PhysicsBeing made a Dame is just one of many outstanding accomplishments championed by Jocelyn Bell Burnell. The strides she made in the…Jun 18, 2022Jun 18, 2022
RS StaffinRediscover STEAMInge Lehmann, Geophysicist & SeismologistInge Lehmann, a prolific Danish seismologist and geophysicist, was once described as “the master of a black art for which no amount of…Jun 4, 2022Jun 4, 2022
RS StaffinRediscover STEAMMaria Kirch, First Woman to Discover a CometMaria was born Maria Margaretha Winckelmann in Panitsch, Germany. She was educated at home by her father, a Lutheran minister. He wanted an…Mar 19, 2022Mar 19, 2022
RS StaffinRediscover STEAMJanet Taylor, Inventor Who Revolutionized the Naval IndustryJanet Taylor was historically known as a “Jane of all trades” due to her aptitude for numerous fields. Not only was she a prolific…Feb 19, 2022Feb 19, 2022
RS StaffinRediscover STEAMCaroline Herschel, First Professional Female AstronomerCaroline Lucretia Herschel’s contributions to astronomy were numerous and life-long. She was a woman of great respect and acclaim, with a…Feb 12, 2022Feb 12, 2022
RS StaffinRediscover STEAMEuphemia Haynes, Mathematician & Education Equity AdvocateEuphemia Haynes was a driven sociopolitical activist, educator, and mathematician. With her personal accomplishments in mathematics and the…Jan 29, 2022Jan 29, 2022
RS StaffinRediscover STEAMMary Wollstonecraft, Writer & Advocate for Gender EqualityMary Wollstonecraft was born on April 27, 1759, in Spitalfields, London. She was the second of seven children, though only her brother…Jan 15, 2022Jan 15, 2022
