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Female Nobel Prize Winners
Posted in Female Scientists, Scientists, Women in Science, tagged Marie Currie, Nobel Prize, Rosalind Franklin, Women on September 20, 2013| Leave a Comment »
Rosie the Biomedical Scientist
Posted in Female Scientists, Feminism, Science, Scientists, Women in Science, tagged biomedical science, Facebook, pipettor, Rosie the Riveter, Trust Me I'm a Biologist on May 13, 2013| Leave a Comment »
One of the science pages I follow on Facebook, Trust Me, I’m a “Biologist” shared this awesome picture the other day. I just love it. I’ve admired the ‘Rosie the Riveter’ motif / image since high school history. This picture uses this image and has replaced the wrench with a pipettor, an instrument used in chemistry and biological laboratories to measure and dispense small quantities of liquid such 1 or 100 microlitres. This picture speaks to me. Feminism, science, pride in being a scientist (specifically a biomedical scientist). Quite simply, cool.
Dana Scully and Olivia Benson
Posted in Female Scientists, Lesbians, Role Models, Scientists, Women in Science on May 7, 2013| Leave a Comment »
I am currently brainstorming an article about how Dana Scully from the X-Files was an inspiration for me (to be a scientist and a strong, intelligent woman). I have been doing some background reading of blog posts, webpages and a thesis on Scully, what she represented and how she inspired countless young female X-Files fans. Scully and the X-Files were big topics for online fan forums.
I too am a great fan of Detective Olivia Benson from Law and Order – Special Victims Unit. This strong female character also had a great influence on me (although it was less career focused and more a realisation of my sexuality (my fascination with Olivia set me on a path to discovering my lesbian sexuality)). There are many blog posts, websites and fanfic stories discussing Olivia being an inspiration for women and also a subject of lesbian desire.
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Margaret Thatcher
Posted in Female Scientists, Scientists, Women in Science, tagged female politicians, Female Scientists, Margaret Thatcher on April 9, 2013| 1 Comment »
On my drive to the train station this morning I was surprised to hear that Margaret Thatcher had passed away. I did not agree with her politics (in fact my political beliefs are on the opposite side of the political spectrum), but I do admire her as a pioneering woman in politics and as a female scientist. She was the first female prime minister of Great Britain and she was very tough and formidable leader and politician. She took the country to war in the Falklands. She was a trained chemist, and a lawyer, and a mother. For all my opposition to her politics, I still admire what she represented – women can succeed in politics and play a very active role in the governance of a country.
Related articles –
http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/blog/2013/apr/08/miliband-clegg-local-elections-cameron-madrid
Margaret Thatcher the iron lady chemist and prime minister
Dana Scully
Posted in Female Scientists, Role Models, Scientists, Women in Science, tagged Dana Scully, Female Scientist Role Models, Female Scientists, scientists, Women in Science on March 14, 2013| 1 Comment »
I was thinking about Dana Scully this morning while getting ready for work, and what an inspiration she was to me when I was a teenager. I was reminiscing about my teenage years and my daily bus ride home from the coast to my home in a small town among rainforest on a mountain. And thinking about those times, Scully popped into my head. Her character on the X-Files inspired me to pursue science, and specifically forensic science (and forensic pathology) as a career. My career path took an alternative path and headed towards microbiology, research and now administration in scientific and university environments. But I still credit the figure of Scully – analytical, scientific and strong, for me being a scientist. And as a teenage girl who knew she didn’t look like and was not like everyone else, she was an inspiration – a pretty redhead who wore suits, carried a gun and used her intelligence and knowledge, and not her looks and sexuality, to succeed.
Femme Scientist Pin-up Girl
Posted in Female Scientists, Femme, Lesbian Scientist Role Models & the lack of these in Lesbian Media, Lesbian Scientists, Lesbians, Lesbians in Science, Engineering & Technology, Queer Role Models, Queer Scientists, Queer Scientists - History, Role Models, Scientists, Women in Science, tagged Female Scientist, Femme Pin-up Girl, Lesbian, Pin-up Girls, Role Model, Scientist on February 22, 2013| 1 Comment »
Lesbian femme scientist pin-up girl from the I Heart Brooklyn Girls Calendar 2009. Awesome! Retro styled, femme woman presenting the sexy side of science. A bit of fun, not too serious. Could this be an image to use for getting lesbian women interested in science?
I’m not biased – a butch could represent science too
Posted in Female Scientists, Lesbian Scientists, Lesbians, Lesbians in Science, Engineering & Technology, Queer Scientists, Scientists on March 15, 2012| Leave a Comment »
I don’t want to sound biased. A butch could also encourage lesbians’ interest in science. I just identify more with femme and lipstick lesbians – in my own identity and who I am attracted to. But that said, I do not define myself wholly as that – I AM MYSELF!
Femmes, lipstick lesbians and science
Posted in Female Scientists, Lesbian Identity, Lesbian Scientists, Lesbians, Queer Scientists, Scientists, Women in Science on March 15, 2012| Leave a Comment »
Could a funky femme or lipstick lesbian with an interest in science or who is a scientist encourage an interest among lesbians for science?
Dana Scully
Posted in Female Scientists, Role Models, Science, Science for the general public, Scientists, Women in Science, tagged Dana Scully, Female Scientist Role Models, Female Scientists, Role Model, Science in Society, Women in Science on March 7, 2012| 1 Comment »
I borrowed a book from the university library entitled, Science, Technology and Culture by David Bell. And I was pleased to see a few mentions of the X-Files. I was even more delighted to see a short paragraph about Dana Scully and what her character represented / conveyed. The paragraph read, “…. one aspect of the show that was seen positively, at least by some people, was its depiction of a female scientist in the central character Dana Scully (Wilcox & Williams, 1996). In playfully upturning the association of males and scientific rationality, Scully was the show’s sceptic and scientist, a foil to Fox Mulder’s ‘irrational’ belief in alien abduction and government conspiracy. An extratextual effect of this narrative commented on at the time was that it reopened the door to science for girls and women who had previously been excluded or had themselves from education or employment in ‘male’ science.’ For myself, seeing Scully as a female scientist and being rational and analytical spoke volumes to me. It was an affirmation of being a female scientist and showed to me that I too could do it. And Scully provided inspiration and a career path at the time – forensic science (which I didn’t end up pursuing). For me she was a great role model and the X-Files greatly stimulated my interest in science and my own rational thought and critical thinking. Book – Bell, David (2006) Science, Technology and Culture, Open University Press, McGraw-Hill Education, Maidenhead, UK.
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