April 27, 2023 Just Imagine … an Opening Lifetime Virginia McLaurin was born in 1909 in South Carolina. She grew up in the Jim Crow era in the South and only went to school through the third grade. She...
April 20, 2023 Just Imagine…Career Barriers Few people believed in Yvonne Brill’s scientific potential. Her high school teacher told her that a woman would never succeed in a science career. Her father wanted her to stay...
April 13, 2023 Just Imagine…Careers and Marriage Nora Stanton Barney (née Blatch) was born in England in 1883. She attended high school in New York City, traveling back to England for the summers. When she was 19,...
April 6, 2023 Just Imagine…The Diversity of Talents As the United States ventured into space, NASA realized that the space suits worn by astronauts were critical to mission success. As early as 1947, the military had developed suits...
March 30, 2023 Just Imagine…Bacon’s Law and Human Development Ildaura Murillo-Rohde was born in Panama in 1920 and came to the U.S. when she was 25. She completed a nursing diploma, and her first nursing job was at a...
March 23, 2023 Just Imagine…Equity and Intellectual Property Imagine you’re at the grocery store. You are getting ready to put your purchases into a paper bag. The bag is narrow and the bottom comes to a point like...
March 16, 2023 Just Imagine…Asserting Our Rights as Citizens Lucille Bridges was the daughter of sharecroppers living in the Deep South. She had to leave school after the eighth grade so that she could work to help her family...
March 9, 2023 Just Imagine…Becoming a Democratic Citizen Gerda Weissmann was born to a Jewish family in Poland in 1924. She was 15 when the German army invaded. Gerda and her family were soon separated, with both of...
March 2, 2023 Just Imagine…Reaching for the Stars Annie Jump Cannon was born in 1863. Her mother excited her about the stars and encouraged Annie to pursue an education in mathematics and sciences. Annie lost most of her...