It’s International Women’s Day! This week on the podcast, Sam highlights 4 women scientists who blazed trails in their respective fields and who continue to inspire many. She also shouts out 3 organizations to support in honor of Women’s History Month this month!

Sources

1. Marie Curie - link: https://www.mariecurie.org.uk/who/our-history/marie-curie-the-scientist

2. Katherine Johnson - link: https://www.nasa.gov/content/katherine-johnson-biography

3. Jane Goodall - link: https://janegoodall.org/

4. Sau Lan Wu - link: https://www.aip.org/history-programs/niels-bohr-library/ex-libris-universum/sau-lan-wu-particle-physicist

5. Women In Science Calendar (it’s also a book!) Author and Illustrator - Rachel Ignontofsky

Links for Orgs to support:

1. Girls Who Code - Closing the gender gap in Tech - donate here: girlswhocode.com

2. GirlStart - Empowering young girls in STEM - donate here: girlstart.org

3. CARE - Ukraine Relief - Delivers food, water and hygiene packs to Families, Women, Girls and the Elderly - donate here: care.org/