The Silenced Women of STEM

Episode 19: Marie Stopes - From Paleobotanist to Planned Parenthood


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So we carved Pumpkins this weekend in celebration of fall, October, and all things spooky season. And you will never guess what Disha carved on her pumpkin.

It was a uterus…because there’s nothing scarier than being a woman. Well, that started me thinking about Women’s health, which led me to today’s Silenced Woman of STEM, a paleobotanist turned women’s health activist.

Sources:

https://embryo.asu.edu/pages/marie-charlotte-carmichael-stopes-1880-1958

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Marie-Stopes

https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-11040319

https://ocean.si.edu/conservation/gulf-oil-spill/what-are-fossil-fuels

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie_Stopes

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The Silenced Women of STEMBy Disha and Eva