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Beatrice Hicks: Founder of the Society of Women Engineers (SWE)
Beatrice Hicks was born on July 20, 1919, in New York City.Sh e attended Rensselar Polytechnic Institue (RPI) to pursue a degree in mechanical engineering. Evidently, it was hard to be a women in engineering during this time. If you've taken a look at my career survey results, you'll have read the experiences of women in engineering right now. It has its challenges. Compare these to what it was like some 70 years ago, and you'll have entered a new planet. Regardless of these
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Melonee Wise: The Lastname Says it All!
Melonee Wise is a well-known leader in the robotics industry, especially recognized for her groundbreaking work in autonomous technology. She studied at the University of Michigan, where she studied computer science. After graduating, she went on to become the CEO of Fetch Robotics-- a company that creates robots for warehouses. Under her leadership, Fetch Robotics became a very big name in the industry and has come out with cutting-edge, high tech robots for manufacturing.
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The Scully Effect: How A Fictional FBI Character Inspired Women in STEM
Dana Scully. She's cool, she's brilliant. But what is she was also the reason for an increase in the number of women in STEM? This phenomenon, "The Scully Effect," shows how powerful representation can be. If you didn't know, Dana Scully is a stead-fast FBI agent from the X Files who solves mysteries. Right now, we have a mystery on OUR hands - how did a fictional character have a real impact on STEM? A study examining The X-Files found that of all watchers of the show, women
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Majnu Bangalore: Barbie is Real!
Acting. Poetry. Astronaut. Modeling. Reading this list of careers, sound may wonder how someone could manage to balance it all. Maybe you think of Barbie, the doll who dominated almost every industry there is. Well, Barbie is real! Her name is Majnu Bangalore. Here's a short list of some of her many achievements: 1. Menstrual Equity Bangalore founded Operation Period , a youth-led volunteer nonprofit dedicated to ensuring menstrual freedom for all. To her, "menstrual freedom"
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