Re: women in Free Software

> >     Sally Ride Science. Materials, events, and camps for girls.
> > http://www.sallyridescience.com/home

> >     Society of Women Engineers. Information about programs, advocacy,
> > issues. http://societyofwomenengineers.swe.org/

> >     NASA Headquarters Library. Women in Science and Technology
> > bibliography.
> http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/hqlibrary/pathfinders/women.htm

> >     FairerScience. Lists of long bibliographies, some annotated.
> > http://www.fairerscience.org/Women-Sci.html

> >     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/

> >     National Academy of Sciences. Women’s Adventures in Science
> > Series. Biographies written about ten contemporary working scientists.
> > http://www.iwaswondering.org/about.html#science

> >     Agnes Scott College. Biographies of Women Mathematicians.
> > http://www.agnesscott.edu/Lriddle/women/women.htm

> >     American Institute of Physics. Madame Curie and the Science of
> > Radioactivity. An illustrated narrative of her life.
> > http://www.aip.org/history/curie/

> >     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

> >     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

> >     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

> >     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

> >     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.

> >     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.

> >     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.

> >     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

> >     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.

> >     Lesert, Maryann (2009). Base ten, a novel. The Feminist Press.
> > Part of a special project featuring stories of women in science.
> > Available commercially.

> >     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.

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