Margaret Elaine Hamilton: The Software Engineer Who Saved Apollo 11
Margaret Hamilton never planned to make history. She just needed a job
Hidden Women Pioneers in STEM
Katherine Stinson: The Skywriter Who Was Grounded by Her Gender
In 1912, a 21-year-old woman in Chicago decided she wanted to fly.
Eunice Newton Foote: The Woman Who Discovered Climate Change and More
Three years before any man would claim credit for discovering how carbon
Mary Winston Jackson: Breaking Barriers in Space and Engineering
When Mary Winston Jackson walked into the segregated West Area Computing division
Mary Edwards Walker: The Woman Who Wore Pants to War
A Union soldier lay dying in a makeshift Confederate hospital, his leg
Angeline Nanni: The Code Breaker Who Crushed Soviet Spy Rings
Numbers made sense to Angeline Nanni in ways that words never could.
Margaret Ann Bulkley: The Woman Who Became a Man to Change Medicine Forever
For fifty-six years, one of the British Empire’s most skilled surgeons walked
Hedy Lamarr: The Actress Who Invented the Future
Every time you use Wi-Fi, GPS, or Bluetooth, you’re using technology that
Barbara McClintock: The Scientist Who Proved Genes Could Jump
Barbara McClintock spent her entire career watching corn grow. While other scientists
Annie Jump Cannon: The Deaf Astronomer Who Lined Up the Stars
Every night, astronomers around the world use a classification system to identify
Alice Ball: The 24-Year-Old Chemist Who Saved Thousands from Exile
Most people die without making any real difference. Alice Ball died at
Ada Lovelace: The Mathematical Genius Who Saw Beyond Numbers
The year was 1843. While the world was still lit by gas