Women Do Science, Too
Wrinkle-free cotton? A woman developed that. CRISPR? Also a woman. The creation of the first state-level water quality standards in the United States? You guessed it: a woman was behind that too. Although women have often faced barriers to participating in science—even sometimes seeing their contributions credited to men—science is definitely women’s work.
DISTILLATIONS PODCAST
Agnes Pockels and the Kitchen Sink Myth
Was she doing the dishes or science? Find out in this podcast episode coproduced by Lost Women of Science.
SCIENTIFIC BIOGRAPHIES
Women Scientists
Meet the women who have contributed to some of the most significant achievements and discoveries in the history of chemistry, engineering, and the life sciences.
DIGITAL COLLECTIONS
Women & Science Collection
Materials related to notable women scientists as well as images of women working in a variety of laboratory and industrial settings.
SCIENTIFIC BIOGRAPHIES
Marie Maynard Daly
Overcoming the dual hurdles of racial and gender bias, Daly conducted important studies on cholesterol, sugars, and proteins.
VIDEO
Women in Chemistry
Watch this TV show and companion film series celebrating eight extraordinary women in science.
DISTILLATIONS MAGAZINE
Interview with Jennifer Doudna
Distillations talks to the biochemist about the discovery of CRISPR-Cas9, the tool’s promise, and dangers of its misuse.
THE DISAPPEARING SPOON PODCAST
Crowdfunding Radium
When American women bought Marie Curie a vital gram of the element.
SCIENTIFIC BIOGRAPHIES
Elisabeth Bakker
A biography of the fictional Elisabeth Bakker highlights the experiences of middle-class women in the history of early chemistry.
DISTILLATIONS MAGAZINE
It’s Nothing New: Sexism in the Lab
Why the findings of the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine are enlightening, even if they aren’t surprising.
SCIENTIFIC BIOGRAPHIES
Helia Bravo-Hollis
One of the most prolific botanists of the 20th century, Bravo-Hollis was the first woman to receive an advanced degree in biology in Mexico.
DISTILLATIONS MAGAZINE
Searching for Isabel Morgan
Reconsidering the fate of an overlooked polio fighter.
DISTILLATIONS PODCAST
Flemmie Kittrell and the Preschool Experiment
A 1960s home economist runs a radical experiment in her preschool laboratory—with big implications for millions of kids living in poverty.
