From the Arctic to Mars, These Women Made History During the Pandemic
On 03/08/21 at 6:00 AM EST
Clockwise from Top Left: NASA/JPL-Caltech; PATRICK SEMANSKY/AFP via Getty; Julien Lienard/Contour/Getty; Atlantic Campaigns; Hagen Hopkins/Getty; Hearts In The Ice
In honor of Women's History Month and International Women's Day (March 8th), we're highlighting women making history today and changing the world right now—during a debilitating pandemic, no less. From the first women to overwinter solo in the high Arctic to the engineer who delivered the news to all earthlings that NASA's rover touched down on Mars and the biochemist whose scientific research paved the way for a COVID-19 vaccine, this is merely a selection of women who made historic strides and achievements in a locked-down and downtrodden era. You might not know all their names now, but their impact on the world will go down in history.