STEMinist Stories

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Welcome to STEMinist Stories, the podcast celebrating the unsung women of STEM. In this podcast we'll be exploring why women of the past were often overlooked professionally, as well as understanding the legacy of their groundbreaking work. We'll also be speaking to women working in STEM today to hear about their exciting research and experiences.

Episodes

  1. 08/12/2021

    Season One Finale - The Science of Household Objects

    In our final episode of the season, we talk to Liz Bruton from the Science Museum about how women feature in the collections, as well as her favourite exhibition and objects in the museum. We're also joined by the whole STEMinist team to talk about household objects and how they link to women in STEM in ways we might not realise.

    47 min

  2. 08/04/2021

    Maths

    The penultimate episode of the series looks at Maths, the oldest STEM area. We start all the way back in 300AD with Hypatia of Alexander, and cover a whole range of genius women up until the present day.

    28 min

  3. 07/28/2021

    Physics

    In this episode, the STEMinist hosts attempt to explain the complicated world of physics. We look at the Manhattan Project and the morals of science, explain some Physics theory and look at some great women working at the cutting edge of science in the 20th Century.

    30 min

  4. 07/21/2021

    Chemistry

    In this episode, we look at Chemistry, a STEM field that has historically been more welcoming to women than other areas. We look at the Curie family and their incredible contributions to science, and two women who's work is incredibly influential but were nearly lost to history.

    35 min

  5. 07/14/2021

    Technology

    In this episode, we look at women who've broken barriers in the male-dominated field of technology, rebelling against being pigeon-holed, creating female led companies in the 1960s, and trying to resolve food poverty. We also talk to Harriet Hunt, former NASA intern and Aerospace engineer.

    37 min

  6. 07/07/2021

    Explorers

    This episode looks at female explorers of the Victorian and Edwardian era's who broke gender barriers to travel the globe and made crucial discoveries along the way.

    35 min

  7. 06/30/2021

    Biology

    In this episode, we talk about the wonderful world of Biology, including the woman the HeLa cells come from and the first female doctor in the UK. We are also lucky to be joined by the amazing Dr Carla Brown to tell us about her company Game Doctor.

    52 min

  8. 06/23/2021

    Engineering

    Today we look at women in engineering, the issues women have faced getting into the field in the past (and today), as well as discussing the wonderful inventions of Hertha Aryton, Margaret Knight and Margaret Partridge.

    33 min

  9. 06/04/2021

    Trailer

    Welcome to STEMinist Stories, the podcast about women's contribution to STEM and why they've been historically overlooked.

    24 sec
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Welcome to STEMinist Stories, the podcast celebrating the unsung women of STEM. In this podcast we'll be exploring why women of the past were often overlooked professionally, as well as understanding the legacy of their groundbreaking work. We'll also be speaking to women working in STEM today to hear about their exciting research and experiences.

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