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Katherine Johnson
Katherine Johnson
Katherine Johnson
Creola Katherine Johnson was an American mathematician who went on to work for NASA during a pivotal time in space exploration. Her calculations of orbital mechanics were imperative to the first and subsequent U.S. crewed spaceflights. Later helping men land on the moon and return to earth safely!
- For more information: https://www.nasa.gov/people-of-nasa/katherine-johnson-biography/
Vera Cooper Rubin
Katherine Johnson
Katherine Johnson
Vera Rubin was an American astronomer who discovered dark matter! She got her Ph.D. in astronomy at Georgetown University and ended up teaching there as well. She went on to become a research astronomer at Carnegie Institution of Science. She was the associated editor of the Astronomical Journal and the editorial board of Science Magazine
Vera Rubin was an American astronomer who discovered dark matter! She got her Ph.D. in astronomy at Georgetown University and ended up teaching there as well. She went on to become a research astronomer at Carnegie Institution of Science. She was the associated editor of the Astronomical Journal and the editorial board of Science Magazine. Rubin was on the astronomical committee at Harvard University and at the National Academy of the Sciences. Rubin was given honorary degrees from Creighton University, Harvard University, and Yale University. She won the National Medal of Sciences in 1993
Our Founder
Jessica Soto is a science communicator that has worked in STEM education for over a decade. Working with astronomers and science educators, she has often heard that some of the most pivotal women in science are not well represented. Working at Mount Wilson Observatory since March 2016, she felt an even greater inspiration learning about Henrietta Swan-Leavitt and her contributions to the discovery of the universe itself! Science-Women Shirts is an effort to spread the knowledge of women like Henrietta that have been forgotten, yet have accomplished something incredible.