From the AIP History Weekly Newsletter:

The Observatory Pinafore and the changing place of women in Harvard astronomy

https://www.aip.org/history/observatory-pinafore

#WomenInScience #AIP #History #WomenInSTEM #AIPHistory #Harvard #observatory #HarvardObservatory #science #HistoryOfScience #Astrodon #Astronomy

Elsie MacGill was the first woman in the world to earn a master’s degree in aeronautical engineering (1929).

The "Queen of the Hurricanes" was a pioneering Canadian aircraft designer who led production of the Hawker Hurricane fighter planes during #WWII. She was born #OTD in 1905.

#WomenInSTEM
*Borrowed* via @admirablewomen.bsky.social‬

💁🏻‍♀️ ICYMI: 🦋📱 Scientists are tracking #monarch #butterflies using #solar-powered microchips and a smartphone #app. This crowdsourced project helps researchers map the 3,000 mi (4,800 km) trip to #Mexico in more detail than ever before.

👉 Learn more: https://seethis.tv/post/smartphone-tracking-project-monarch-butterflies-migration-mexico?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=new_content&utm_content=monarch_tracking

#activities #animals #biology #conservation #diy #experiments #howto #insects #maps #migration #nature #science #technology #tech #womeninstem #tksst #video

🎥 Mary Somerville: The first person to be called a scientist

🔗 https://www.youtube.com/shorts/gy2EQ1tmYFw

#Video #History #Histodons #Science #HistSci #STEM #WomenInSTEM

🦋📱 Scientists are tracking #monarch #butterflies using #solar-powered microchips and a smartphone #app. This crowdsourced project helps researchers map the 3,000 mi (4,800 km) trip to #Mexico in more detail than ever before.

👉 Learn more: https://seethis.tv/post/smartphone-tracking-project-monarch-butterflies-migration-mexico?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=new_content&utm_content=monarch_tracking

#activities #animals #biology #conservation #diy #experiments #howto #insects #maps #migration #nature #science #technology #tech #womeninstem #tksst #video

Hey folks, I’m exercising my longer-form #writing muscles and getting back into #blogging to prepare for a few writing gigs this year!

If you’re interested in content on:

🍿 #science in #popculture
☀️ #solarpunk
👩‍🔬 #womeninSTEM
💃 Next-Gen #scicomm and STEM #entrepreneurship

You can find me here: https://substack.com/@isabelrichards/notes

My first one is out, all about #STEM characters in Gen Alpha #brainrot 🤪

✨ Let’s continue spotlighting the next generation of #WomenInSTEM ✨

Meet a student in audiology, driven by a simple, powerful goal: helping people hear and live their lives the way they want to.

“I want to show how good I am at my job and prove that I will be the best audiologist they’ll have.”

🎥 Watch her full interview below and hear what inspires her journey

💬 And share with us in the comments: What’s one thing that motivated your #STEM career path?

#WomensHistoryMonth