Women in Science

Technician, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1965

February 11 is International Day of Women and Girls in Science. Its purpose is to achieve full and equal access to and participation in science for women and girls.

It’s also an opportunity to recognize the lives and legacies of women scientists.

Here are some Twitter feeds serving up great content today about women scientists, in case you want to follow along:

Science Museum, London

The Nobel Prize

STEMfem

Rosalind Franklin Society

Search #WomenInSTEM for even more.

What feeds do you follow about women in STEM? Would love to find more that feature women from a broader range of global regions. And which women scientists would you like to see celebrated today?

[Photo: CDC, 1965]

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