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Hello Flo's brilliant advertisement is empowering a new generation of girl power. Such an awesome commercial!

A great read entitled: Giants of Science: Lise Meitner, involuntary mother of the atomic bomb is up on geek.com. Check it out here>

Source: "Atom Scientists'', Ebony, September 1949, 26.

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The Michele Dufault Endowment for Yale Women in Science was established last week in honor of Michele Dufault, a Yale College senior who passed away after a tragic accident at Sterling Chemistry Laboratory in 2011. Michelle was a double major in physics and astronomy, an accomplished saxophonist, a mentor and a friend to many. The $14 million fund is a testament to the unanimous certainty amongst her professors, colleagues and friends that that her gifts and contributions in science, technology, and innovation would have changed the world. To learn more about the fund and Michele Dufault's legacy, visit here >

By Mnemosyne's founder and director, Danelle Marqui Brown recently sat with the Tomorrow Lab, an initiative of the American Committee Weizmann Institute of Science, to talk about inspiring cultural innovation, the fields of science and extend an invitation for more women and girls to enter the various fields of science .View the video here>

An early 20th century nursing and midwifery appliances advertisement for W.H. Bailey & Son (1911)

Diversity is beautiful! Meet NASA's new team of eight astronauts>

Yesterday marked the 50th anniversary of Valentina Vladimirovna Tereshkova's flight into space. She was the first woman to do so on June 16th, 1963. She is now a respected retired cosmonaut and engineer who cleared the path for many. 

Am curious to read this new book that has been in the recent headlines. Given that the female silhouette on the cover of this book is a distorted abstract of the womanly body, an irony considering the topic, as well, this is a book about what women really want from a scientific approach and is written by a man, it should make for an interesting read.

Meet Dr. Nora Volkaw, director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse. She is a pioneer in the war on drugs. Dr. Volkow conducted the first ever multi-lingual Pioneers in Science program on Friday, May 31, 2013. Watch the recording of the English live stream here and the Spanish version here.

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Detail of a woman teaching students, who appear to be monks, geometry (1309-1316)

On June 6th, 2013, Dr. Mica Endsley was appointed by the U.S. Airforce as the organization's first female chief scientist. She will be leading their way in the technology and science fields. Congratulations on your new position Dr. Endsley and for making history! Read more here>

A 'Geek Chic' pick from J.Crew. Gosh we love bow-ties!

In 1953, before man first landed on the moon, author and illustrator, Jeanne Bendick published, The First Book of Space Travel.