Actually, LinuxChix does not have a chapter here. But the women there work all over the world and they do assist very swiftly (as with getting LXer [repeatedly targetted] straightened out on Wikipedia.org). On 4/23/09, Lisa Kachold wrote: > National Women in Technology > http://www.ncwit.org/about.factsheet.html > > Local Arizona Programs: > > High School Mentoring Program > Expanding Your Horizons > The University of Arizona > Southwest Institute for Research on Women > Women in Science and Engineering Program > http://w3.arizona.edu/~ws > > Girls in the SYSTEM > University of Arizona > Southwest Institute for Research on Women > Women in Science and Engineering Program > In collaboration with the Tucson Sahauro Girl Scout Council > http://gistem.math.arizona.edu > > SCIENCE FOR GIRLS > > Sally Ride Science. Materials, events, and camps for girls. > http://www.sallyridescience.com/home > > POLICY, ADVOCACY > > Society of Women Engineers. Information about programs, advocacy, > issues. http://societyofwomenengineers.swe.org/ > > LIBRARY > > NASA Headquarters Library. Women in Science and Technology > bibliography. http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/hqlibrary/pathfinders/women.htm > > BIBLIOGRAPHY OF BIBLIOGRAPHIES > > FairerScience. Lists of long bibliographies, some annotated. > http://www.fairerscience.org/Women-Sci.html > > GENDER AND TECHNOLOGY > > Sanders, Jo (2005). Bibliography on Gender and Technology in > Education. 700 entries, with keywords which you can search in the PDF, > and annotations. A gem covering this topic. > http://www.umbc.edu/cwit/itgenderbib/ > > TOP > > BIOGRAPHIES OF WOMEN IN SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (ROLE MODELS) > > BOOK SERIES FOR YOUNG READERS > > National Academy of Sciences. Women’s Adventures in Science > Series. Biographies written about ten contemporary working scientists. > http://www.iwaswondering.org/about.html#science > > MATHEMATICIANS > > Agnes Scott College. Biographies of Women Mathematicians. > http://www.agnesscott.edu/Lriddle/women/women.htm > > MADAME CURIE > > American Institute of Physics. Madame Curie and the Science of > Radioactivity. An illustrated narrative of her life. > http://www.aip.org/history/curie/ > > WOMEN AT MIT > > Association of MIT Alumnae. Celebrating 125 Years of Women at MIT > 1873-1998. Stories of pioneers with lots of photos, and a > bibliography. Ties stories to trends in women’s rights in 20th > Century. http://www.mit-amita.org/esr/swallow.html > > ENGINEERS > > National Academy of Engineering. Engineer Girl. Online profiles of > women engineers. Nice Q&A about why they picked engineering, what they > like, their families, etc. > http://www.engineergirl.org/CMS/WomenEngineers.aspx Also, Engineers > Without Borders, which grabs interest. > http://www.engineergirl.org/CMS/WhyBeAnEngineer/9483.aspx > > MORE ENGINEERS > > NASA. Women of NASA. Profiles of women engineers in all kinds of > positions at the national agency. Personal bios written by the women. > http://quest.arc.nasa.gov/women/WON.html > > ASTRONOMERS > > Questions and Answers About Women in Astronomy. A slightly raw > text but rich in information from women in astronomy about their > careers. From University of Maryland. > http://www.astro.umd.edu/~miller/teaching/questions/women.html > > CHEMISTS > > Rayner-Canham, Marelene and Geoffrey (1998). Women in Chemistry: > Their changing roles from alchemical times to mid-twentieth century. > About 50 biographies and overviews of eras. Available for download and > as a used book on Amazon. > > SCIENTISTS > > Veglahn, Nancy (1991). Women Scientists. Written for young people, > profiles 11 people, including Rachel Carson, Margaret Mead, Barbara > McClintock, and Mildred Dresselhaus. Out of print but used copies are > available. > > MORE SCIENTISTS > > O'Hern, Elizabeth Moot (1985). Profiles of Pioneer Women > Scientists. Profiles 20 women since late 1900's. An early book: "Now, > for the first time, leading women... receive their due." Out of print > but used copies available. > > RADIO STORIES > > WAMC Northeast Public Radio. Audio Portraits of Women in STEM: > Her-Story, Then and Now. Also, Sounds of Progress II features > inspirational women throughout history, 26 2-minute stories. > Professional radio series available to listen as streaming audio, > download a podcast, or request a free CD set. Contemporary and > historical profiles, some feature-length. > http://www.womeninscience.org > > SERIOUS BIOS > > Journeys of Women in Science and Engineering: No universal > constants. By Susan Ambrose, Kristin Dunkle, Barbara Lazarus, India > Nair, and Deborah Harkus. Temple University Press. 88 personal stories > of contemporary women scientists and engineers, with photos. Whole > range of careers represented. Not written for children, but a great > source of bios. Big book. > > NOVEL FEATURING ASTROPHYSICIST > > Lesert, Maryann (2009). Base ten, a novel. The Feminist Press. > Part of a special project featuring stories of women in science. > Available commercially. > > THE TRUTH ABOUT SCIENCE CAREERS > > Gornick, Vivian (2009). Women in Science: Then and Now. Updated > and reissued 1983 book subtitled:100 journeys into the territory. The > Feminist Press. This is not for children – it is the truth about a > career in science. So true that the names are withheld. It tells the > highs and the lows, the discoveries, the politics, the fun, the > trade-offs, the ugly incidents. The best “real world” orientation I > know, although it is only current to the 1980’s. Available > commercially. > > TOP > > VIDEO’S AND CD’S > > GIRLS DOING SCIENCE > Twin Cities Public Television. DragonFly TV video segments. Very > engaging stories of girls exploring science, taking into account the > research on what girls like and need. Segments can be played online. > Activity guides are available > http://pbskids.org/dragonflytv/podcasts/index.html > > THE COLLEGE EXPERIENCE > Gender Chip Project. One-hour documentary. About the experience of > women in undergraduate S&E. Has classroom curricula and workshop > toolkits. http://genderchip.org/documentary > > A PEPPY COMMERCIAL > University of Maryland-Baltimore County (2004). You Can Be Anything! A > music video to encourage girls and women to embrace technology. A > short piece designed by girls, aimed at middle school. Can be used to > prepare an audience. http://www.umbc.edu/be-anything > > NON-TRADITIONAL CAREERS > National Institute for Women in Trades, Technology and Science > (IWITTS). Career Options for Women: Emerging Technologies - 35-DVD > Series. The 24-minute DVDs are sold individually or as a set. For > example, women in construction, mining, forestry, adventure tourism, > textiles, aviation. Also, WonderWise: Women in Science Kits that show > real women scientists working in, for example, urban ecology, space > geology, genetic counseling, and even African plant exploration. Get > an angel to buy them for your library or your project. > http://www.womentechstore.com/careervids.html > > > The Archives of Women in Science and Engineering > Iowa State University > http://www.lib.iastate.edu/spcl/wise/wise.html > > Cascade Pass > http://www.cascadepass.com > > Eisenhower National Clearinghouse > http://www.enc.org > > Engineer Girl > http://www.engineergirl.org/ > > Expect the Best From a Girl > http://www.academic.org/ > > Girls and Women in Science at Beloit College > http://www.beloit.edu/~gwsci/index/html#what > > GirlStart > http://www.girlstart.com > > Girltech > http://www.radicagames.com/girltech > > Helping Your Child Learn Science (U.S Department of Education) > http://www.ed.gov/pubs/parents/Science/index.html > > Math/Science Network > http://www.expandingyourhorizons.org > > Plugged In > http://www.plugged-in.org > > Research Information Network (RIN) For Women and Girls in Illinois > http://www.uic.edu/orgs/rin > > Role Model Project for Girls > http://www.womenswork.org/girls/compsci > > TAP Junior > http://women.cs.cmu.edu/ada/Resources/TAPJunior/ > > Women of NASA > http://quest.arc.nasa.gov/women/intro.html > > > > On 4/23/09, der.hans wrote: >> moin moin, >> >> there's a small seminar for teenage ( pre-teen? ) girls Friday morning. >> One of the goals is to show them opportunities for women in IT. >> >> I have the opportunity to insert some information about opportunities and >> resources for girls in Free Software. >> >> I know about LinuxChix and some other resources. I have no idea if any of >> them are appropriate for teenage girls. I also don't know if they're good >> for people new to tech and Free Software. >> >> Any suggestions for resources I should push for inclusion? >> >> ciao, >> >> der.hans >> -- >> # http://www.LuftHans.com/ http://www.LuftHans.com/Classes/ >> # "I never let schooling get in the way of my education." -- Mark Twain >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> > > > -- > www.obnosis.com (503)754-4452 > "Contradictions do not exist." A. Rand > -- www.obnosis.com (503)754-4452 "Contradictions do not exist." A. 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