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.