Women in Science: Sounds of Progress Part II

Part II of The Sounds of Progress comprises 26 two-minute radio modules about fascinating women throughout history who were pioneers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).The women featured include:

Alice Evans, whose discoveries as a bacteriologist led to the mandated pasteurization of milk in the U.S.;

Gertrude Elion, who developed 6-mercaplopurine, a drug used in chemotherapy to treat children with leukemia;

Stephanie Kwolek, a textile designer who discovered Kevlar, the extremely durable material used in bullet proof vests;

and 23 more incredible women!

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Middle school students in Chicago, IL

Middle school-age girls have also researched and recorded stories, both historic and contemporary, about their favorite women in STEM fields. Listen to girls in San Diego, CA, Chicago, IL and Watervliet, NY describe the triumphs of women in STEM in their own words.

This series will be available in summer 2008.

The Sounds of Progress was made possible by support from the National Science Foundation under grant number HRD-0631603. Any opinions, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and the people or subjects covered in each radio segment featured and do not necessarily reflect those of the National Science Foundation.