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IMAGE: The cover for the coloring book, Think Like A Girl: A Coloring Book of Women Pioneers in STEM published by the Vilcek Foundation. view more
Credit: The Vilcek Foundation
February 11, 2021 - In honor of
International Day of Women and Girls in Science (February 11), the Vilcek Foundation has released a free coloring book that celebrates the scientific careers and contributions of 19 outstanding contemporary women scientists and physicians.
The downloadable digital publication,
Think Like A Girl: A Coloring Book of Women Pioneers in STEM, features brief biographies of each of the 19 scientists, accompanied by illustrations by graphic artist Paula Kinsel representing each scientist and their work. The book also includes a resource list highlighting 15 organizations whose work directly supports broadening gender equity and diversity in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM), including the National Girls Collaborative P
Courtesy Walter Reuther Library/Wayne State University
Who knew that the movie 9 to 5 was inspired by Cleveland secretaries? Or that clerical workers at the University of Cincinnati and Cuyahoga Community College played a pivotal role in the 9to5 grassroots labor movement of the 1970s and 80s to get equal pay and benefits for women office workers?
Those were some of the surprises to me in
9to5: The Story Of A Movement, a 90-minute documentary by Emmy- and Oscar-winning filmmakers Julia Reichert and Steven Bognar airing Monday Feb. 1 on PBS
Independent Lens (10 p.m., Channels 48, 54). I thought it was a really important story, says Reichert, a 1971 Antioch College graduate and Yellow Springs resident who has a long resume of documentaries about blue-collar workers (