Amanda Blackhorse has always seen Native American women fighting against injustice. Blackhorse, member of the Navajo, a social worker and mother of two, served as the named plaintiff in the 2006 lawsuit Blackhorse et al v. Pro-Football Inc. Blackhorse… more »
Category: "Women In Science, Technology, & Math (STEM)"
Behold! Something actually good happening in the news! Emmanuelle Charpentier, Ph.D., and Jennifer A. Doudna, Ph.D., just took home the Nobel Prize in Chemistry, making history in the process. On Wednesday, October 7, the scientists were awarded the… more »
"Since her death in 1979, the woman who discovered what the universe is made of has not so much as received a memorial plaque. Her newspaper obituaries do not mention her greatest discovery." "Every high school student knows that Isaac Newton discovered… more »
**Kathy Lueders, the NASA official who oversaw the historic SpaceX astronaut launch last month, has been named the new head of NASA's Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate! In this role, Lueders will lead all of NASA's human spaceflight… more »
Kathy Sullivan and pilot Victor Vescovo, seen after their dive to Challenger Deep. Courtesy of Enrique Alvarez Kathy Sullivan has seen her share of highs and lows. Sullivan, the first U.S. woman to walk in space, a veteran of three shuttle missions and… more »