STEM – mutterhood

Kate Rubins

October 28, 2020October 28, 2020

Like millions of other Americans, astronaut Kate Rubins voted early in the 2020 election. Unlike her fellow citizens, however, Kate’s feet weren’t exactly on American soil. Kate is a flight engineer on Expedition 64, part of a three-person crew which launched from southern Kazakhstan on Oct. 14 (her 42nd birthday) …

Gladys West

October 20, 2020

It was a short paragraph in her sorority’s alumni booklet that shined a light on one of America’s leading mathematicians whose work, like that of so many accomplished Black women, was hidden away for decades. Its impact, however, is felt every time you ask Siri for directions, tag a photo …