Women in Science
Deep Biases Prevent Diverse Talent From Advancing
A new study indicates that underrepresented students in science-related fields are innovating at high rates—but not reaping commensurate rewards
The Science of Fear, the Royal Scandal That Made France Modern and Other New Books to Read
The fourth installment in our weekly series spotlights titles that may have been lost in the news amid the COVID-19 crisis
Crowdsourcing Project Aims to Document the Many U.S. Places Where Women Have Made History
The National Trust for Historic Preservation is looking for 1,000 places tied to women's history, and to share the stories of the figures behind them
The Pioneering Health Officer Who Saved Portland From the Plague
Tasked with curbing a 1907 outbreak, Esther Pohl emphasized the importance of clean, vermin-free environments
London Will Install Six New Plaques Commemorating Women's History
The move is part of an ongoing effort to correct gender imbalances in the city's 150-year-old "blue plaque" initiative
Madame Yale Made a Fortune With the 19th Century's Version of Goop
A century before today’s celebrity health gurus, an American businesswoman was a beauty with a brand
The Defiance of Florence Nightingale
Scholars are finding there’s much more to the “lady with the lamp” than her famous exploits as a nurse in the Crimean War
When a Women-Led Campaign Made It Illegal to Spit in Public in New York City
While the efficacy of the spitting policy in preventing disease transmission was questionable, it helped usher in an era of modern public health laws
Nine Women Whose Remarkable Lives Deserve the Biopic Treatment
From Renaissance artists to aviation pioneers, suffragists and scientists, these women led lives destined for the silver screen
At Long Last, an Exhibition Celebrates Centuries of Women at Work
A new show at New York's Grolier Club features the collection of Lisa Unger Baskin, who sought to share the untold stories of women in the workforce
Forensic Artist Betty Pat Gatliff, Whose Facial Reconstructions Helped Solve Crimes, Dies at 89
With her detailed reconstructions of missing persons and murder victims, Gatliff helped give identities to the nameless dead
For the First Time, a National U.S. Observatory Has Been Named for a Female Astronomer: Vera Rubin
The Vera C. Rubin Observatory will image the entire visible night sky every few nights
Astronaut Christina Koch Breaks Record for Longest Spaceflight by a Woman
By the end of her mission in February, Koch will have spent 328 days in space
The Ten Best Science Books of 2019
New titles explore the workings of the human body, the lives of animals big and small, the past and future of planet earth and how it's all connected
Barbara Hillary, a Pioneering African-American Adventurer, Dies at 88
At 75, Hillary became the first black woman to set foot on the North Pole
Watch the First All-Female Spacewalk
Astronauts Christina Koch and Jessica Meir will exit the International Space Station to replace a power controller that failed last weekend
What It Was Like to Become the First Woman to Pilot and Command a Space Shuttle
Eileen Collins talked to <i>Smithsonian</i> about her career in the Air Force and NASA, women in aerospace and more
How Charlotte Moore Sitterly Wrote The Encyclopedia of Starlight
The "world’s most honored woman astrophysicist" worked tirelessly for decades to measure the makeup of the sun and the stars
Women Scientists Were Written Out of History. It's Margaret Rossiter's Lifelong Mission to Fix That
The historian has devoted her career to bringing to light the ingenious accomplishments of those who have been forgotten
Remembering Liane Russell, the Geneticist Who Studied Radiation's Harmful Effects on Embryos
Russell’s pioneering research led to careful guidelines for administering radiological procedures to women of child-bearing age
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