Women in STEM

Women in STEM

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Women in STEM episodes

  • Ruth Lichterman Teitelbaum
    Ruth Teitelbaum not only was one of the first computer programmers, but also one of the first programming teachers, passing on her knowledge to another generation.
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    3 min
  • Frances Bilas Spence
    Frances Spence had already started a teaching career when she started to work for the Army as a “computer,” and then she made history as an ENIAC programmer.
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    3 min
  • Marlyn Wescoff Meltzer
    Marlyn Wescoff Meltzer was one of the women who helped invent computer programming through their work on the ENIAC.
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    3 min
  • Betty Snyder Holberton
    Betty Holberton studied journalism, but during WWII she became one of the first computer programmers, working on the ENIAC.
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    3 min
  • Jean Jennings Bartik
    This week we’re honoring the women who created computer programming, and today’s episode features Jean Jennings Bartik.
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    3 min
  • Kathleen McNulty Antonelli
    On February 15, 1946 the ENIAC was formally dedicated. This week we honor the women who programmed the first electronic computer, starting with Kathleen Antonelli.
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    3 min
  • Marie Maynard Daly
    February 14 is Valentine’s Day: a day associated with tending the heart. Today, we’ll look at a woman who has studied many factors impacting the human heart: Marie Maynard Daly.
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    3 min
  • Gabriela González
    Meet the spokesperson for LIGO, the organization that just announced they have detected gravitational waves, Gabriela Gonzalez.
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    3 min
  • Linda Cayot
    It’s International Darwin Day, and today we learn about Dr. Linda Cayot, who worked on conservation in the Galapagos.
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    3 min
  • Beulah Louise Henry
    Today is the birthday of Beulah Louise Henry, or “Lady Edison,” a woman who earned 49 patents for a wide variety of inventions.
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    3 min