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#STEMGems book by Stephanie Espy and STEM education created to #GiveGirlsRoleModels in STEM and open their eyes to a world of opportunity. 💎

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Meet the first woman of color to travel to space, Dr. Mae Jemison! 🧑🏾‍🚀🚀 Join us November 7 in Atlanta for “Her Future Is Now: 10 Years of STEM Gems,” a fireside chat with Stephanie Espy and Dr. Jemison. Seats are limited, get your tickets today! 🎟️ 🔗 zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/he…
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Celebrate Dr. Leyte L. Winfield at STEM Gems’ Her Future Is Now on Nov. 7 in Atlanta! 💎 Few tickets remain, get yours today! 🔗 zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/he…
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Meet the community helping girls thrive in STEM. 💜 Celebrate 10 years of STEM Gems with Dr. Mae Jemison on Nov. 7! 🔗 zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/he…
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Girls ages 13–18: apply to meet Dr. Mae Jemison, the first woman of color in space! 👩🏾‍🚀 Join a student roundtable Nov. 7 in Atlanta. Limited places, apply by Oct. 23. 🚀 🔗 docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F…
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Michelle Obama pledged over $1 million to 25 grassroots organizations across 15 countries supporting girls’ education and leadership. 🔗 afrotech.com/michelle-obama-…
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Chemical engineer Cynthia Ene says the future of manufacturing will be decided at the molecular level, and Black founders need to be in the room. 🧪 🔗 blackenterprise.com/black-co… #WomenInSTEM
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Happy Ada Lovelace Day! 💎 Ada Lovelace foresaw the future of computing some 180 years ago, in the notes she added to a paper she translated. 🔗 scientificamerican.com/artic… #WomenInSTEM
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Margaret Hamilton, who died September 30 at 90, wrote Apollo software that expected errors. When a 1202 alarm hit before landing, her code prioritized critical tasks. 🔗 news.mit.edu/2026/margaret-h… #WomenInSTEM
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We are thrilled to announce the seven women on the host committee for Her Future Is Now: 10 Years of STEM Gems on November 7! 💎 Dr. Mae C. Jemison will join founder Stephanie Espy for a fireside chat. 🔗 zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/he… 1/2
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We are thrilled to announce the seven women on the host committee for Her Future Is Now: 10 Years of STEM Gems on November 7! 💎 Dr. Mae C. Jemison will join founder Stephanie Espy for a fireside chat. 🔗 zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/he… 2/2
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Zainab Williams lost her life savings and went on to build an AI-BS Detector that rates financial influencers' advice from safe to caution to high risk. Her platform FundEvolve helps women plan their next money moves. 🔗 afrotech.com/zainab-williams…
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Susan Gouijnstook, new CEO of @GirlsWhoCode, is taking on a number: women hold just 13% of AI leadership roles worldwide. Her answer is giving girls the confidence to question AI and help shape it. 👩🏽‍💻 👉 forbes.com/sites/gemmaallen/… #WomenInTech
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Lisa Su led AMD past a $1 trillion market cap, the first woman-led company to reach that milestone. 🚀 🔗 fortune.com/2026/09/28/amd-t…
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Jessica Watkins is the first Black woman to lead a crew to orbit, and her SpaceX flight reached the ISS in under 8 hours, a US speed record. 🚀 🔗 theguardian.com/science/2026…
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Historically, medical research has relied heavily on male participants, with findings often generalized to women and children. If women’s health is discussed at all, it’s largely framed around reproduction. This special issue of Science highlights the research that is seeking to close the critical gaps in women’s health. Learn more: scim.ag/4hy8ACT
Women make up more than half the population, but most of what we know about women’s biology comes from extrapolation of studies in men. This has been changing in recent years, and this special issue highlights some of the progress in understanding the biological basis of sex differences in health and disease and medical issues relevant to women’s health across different stages of life. Illustration: Chiara Vercesi

ALT Women make up more than half the population, but most of what we know about women’s biology comes from extrapolation of studies in men. This has been changing in recent years, and this special issue highlights some of the progress in understanding the biological basis of sex differences in health and disease and medical issues relevant to women’s health across different stages of life. Illustration: Chiara Vercesi

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On this day in 1847, Maria Mitchell discovered a comet and received a gold medal from the king of Denmark. She went on to mentor many young women in science at Vassar College. 🔭 🔗 smithsonianmag.com/blogs/smi… #WomenInSTEM
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Alexandria Hamilton built Orinyx, a safety layer that checks clinical AI against FDA labeling so providers can take a second look. 🩺 🔗 afrotech.com/alexandria-hami…
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Yvonne Ogbonmwan won a high school Brain Bee, discovered neuroscience, and now helps design global clinical trials at IQVIA. 🧠 🔗 news.gsu.edu/2026/09/28/geor… #WomenInScience
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Tasha Wright launched The Air We Share to help families understand air quality. 87% of U.S. parents are concerned, yet only 37% regularly check air-quality reports. 👉 blackenterprise.com/the-air-… #WomenInSTEM
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Celebrate 10 years of STEM Gems with Dr. Mae Jemison on November 7! 💜 Buy tickets or become a sponsor. 🔗 zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/he…
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