women in Free Software

Thu Apr 23 08:37:28 MST 2009

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 <lisakachold at obnosis.com> 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 <PLUGd at lufthans.com> 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
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