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Remarkable Women in STEM

Remarkable Women in STEM

FromShe's an Engineer


Remarkable Women in STEM

FromShe's an Engineer

ratings:
Length:
41 minutes
Released:
Dec 22, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

In this episode, we discuss the lives and accomplishments of 4 notable women in STEM: Emily Roebling, Ada Lovelace, Rachel Carson, and Rosalind Franklin. 
Sources used:
(1) Emily Roebling: 
https://www.asce.org/templates/person-bio-detail.aspx?id=11203
https://www.engineergirl.org/125425/Emily-Roebling
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/buildingbig/wonder/structure/brooklyn.html
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/obituaries/overlooked-emily-warren-roebling.html
http://womenatthecenter.nyhistory.org/emily-warren-roebling-beyond-the-bridge/
(2) Ada Lovelace:
https://www.computerhistory.org/babbage/adalovelace/
https://www.biography.com/scholar/ada-lovelace
(3) Rachel Carson:
https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/rachel-carson
https://www.rachelcarson.org/
http://www.rachelcarson.org/Bio.aspx
https://www.sciencehistory.org/historical-profile/rachel-carson
https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/education/whatischemistry/landmarks/rachel-carson-silent-spring.html
https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aso/databank/entries/btcars.html
(4) Rosalind Franklin:
https://www.nature.com/scitable/topicpage/rosalind-franklin-a-crucial-contribution-6538012/
https://profiles.nlm.nih.gov/spotlight/kr/feature/biographical
Released:
Dec 22, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

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Our podcast, She's an Engineer, focuses on creating a community for women in engineering. We share our personal experiences and how we have overcome challenges as women studying and working in the engineering field. Our podcast episodes range from social topics from our college and post college years, interviews with other female engineers, and technical topics we have researched. We hope you join us!