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Women Scientists
 Websites presented in alphabetical order Engineer Girl 
 This website encourages girls to consider careers in the engineering fields such as space, medicine, environment, and communications. It features descriptions of different types of engineers, fun facts about engineering, profiles of women engineers, career planning tips, contests, an archive of "Ask an Engineer" answers, and more. From the National Academy of Engineering of the National Academies. http://www.engineergirl.org/ Topics: Jobs & Work, Science, Women Last updated Feb 27, 2008 Engineer Your Life
This "guide to engineering for high school girls" provides reasons for entering the engineering field, profiles of women engineers, steps for exploring engineering study, and profiles of careers in fields such as aerospace, civil, and mechanical engineering. Includes material for engineers, counselors, and parents, and a link to an engineering website for middle-school girls. From a coalition of engineering companies, organizations, and universities, produced by the WGBH Educational Foundation and the National Academy of Engineering. http://EngineerYourLife.org Topics: K-12 Education, Science Last updated Jun 3, 2009 Her Lab in Your Life: Women in Chemistry
This companion to a traveling exhibition "frames the stories of women chemists in a series of 12 colorful thematic stations." Topics include chemistry and the human body (DNA, enzymes), medicine, food, style (cosmetics, high-tech fabrics), computer chips, health and safety, and environmental protection. Also includes information about careers in chemistry. From the Chemical Heritage Foundation. http://www.chemheritage.org/women_chemistry/ Topics: Nonfiction by Genre, Notable People, Notable People: Women, Science, Science Last updated Jul 6, 2005 I Was Wondering ... A Curious Look at Women's Adventures in Science
This site, inspired by a biography series for middle-school-aged students, is "intended to showcase the accomplishments of contemporary women in science and to highlight for young people the varied and intriguing careers of some of today's most prominent scientists." Features background and suggested experiments related to 10 recent women scientists (such as a robot designer, gene hunter, and space geologist). Includes links to related sites. From the National Academies. http://iwaswondering.com/ Topics: Science, Women Last updated Feb 19, 2008 Powering the Electrical Revolution: Women and Technology
"Meet the exceptional women who overcame social barriers to make achievements in the fields of math and science and the ordinary women who made contributions to the telegraph, telephone, industrial manufacturing, and computing industries." Features essays on topics such as women and the communications industry, electricity and the housewife, women and computers, and women as engineers. Includes images and video clips. From the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Virtual Museum. http://www.ieee-virtual-museum.org/exhibit/exhibit.php?id=159251&lid=1 Topics: Science, Technology, Women Last updated Mar 11, 2008 Secret of Photo 51
This companion site to a PBS NOVA episode "investigates the seminal role that Rosalind Franklin and her remarkable X-ray photograph played" in the discovery of the double helix structure of DNA. Includes background materials, program transcript, images, a slide show, and related resources. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/photo51/ Topics: Biology, Notable People, Notable People: Women, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: Regional, Science, Science Last updated Feb 28, 2005 Women in Biology Internet Launch Pages
A directory of links to information about women biologists, covering history, organizations, career resources, education, bibliographies, quotations, and gender issues. Additional links of interest include sites encouraging girls and young women in science. The site is maintained by a biologist at the University of Southern California (USC). http://www-rcf.usc.edu/~forsburg/bio.html Topics: Notable People, Notable People: Women, Science, Science Last updated Apr 13, 2005 |
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