Hidden Figures
This Hampton Roads-based author wrote Hidden Figures
Who is Margot Shetterly?
This menstrual technology was invented by a man who pitied women for their monthly bloody messes
What is a tampon?
The movement to end sexist oppression
What is feminism?
Assumed to be discovered by men, this burning game-changer, Autumn Stanley suggests, was likely discovered by women who did the food prep
What is fire?
This Kenyan woman invented strong bricks made of recycled plastic.
Who is Nzambi Maree?
This brilliant mathematician calculated the trajectory to return John Glenn to Earth--and she has a building at Langley
Who is Katherine Johnson?
Pyramid Seven invented this affirming tech for menstruating men and non-binary people
What are period boxers?
This Black feminist concept describes how our identifies aren't singular, but instead, overlapping forms of power and oppression.
What is intersectionality?
Dr. O always says, because technology is created by humans, and therefore involves all sorts of human biases, it can never be _____.
What is neutral?
This 19th century mathematician is said to be the first computer programmer
Who is Ada Lovelace?
Supervisor, computer programmer, mom--this woman did it all and then some
Who is Dorothy Vaughan?
Women in the Solomon Islands create and distribute these to tackle period poverty
What are reusable pads?
Some people assume it has to be digital, but this is merely the practical application of scientific knowledge
What is technology?
You probably eat this everyday, even if you don't realize it, but Robin Kimmerer says this is actually a brilliant technology
What is corn?
What is an abortion?
Engineer, Girl Scout leader, and mom of Soap Box Derby champion
According to this 2020 Virginia state law, free menstrual products must be made accessible in all of these
What are public middle and high schools?
This Native technology enables babies to stay close to their parents to learn, sleep, and cuddle
What is the tikinagan?
This technology was invented for business men, but women used it so often in the home to talk to friends, the company had to change its strategy
What is the phone?
Her invention to help disabled vets feed themselves didn't catch on in the US, so she sold the rights to Belgium
Who is Bessie Blount?
Who is Marian Mann?
When products made for women cost more than their gender neutral counterparts, they are said to have this
What is a pink tax?
This term to describe the framework for designing for a better word--it's not design for good. It's design for...
What is justice?
These grand, international events featured the latest inventions–and were popular targets of women technology activists
What are world fairs?
This incomplete document, put together by the Commissioner of Patents after some persuading, lists patents given to women in the early-ish US
What is the Women Inventors to Whom Patents Have Been Granted by the United States Government, 1790-July 1, 1888 or LWP?