In the Press
Feature: Author Margot Lee Shetterly @ One Book, One Northwestern
"Margot Lee Shetterly, author of the No. 1 New York Times bestseller “Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race,” visited the Northwestern University Chicago and Evanston campuses on Oct. 17 to discuss the power of human innovation when prejudices are set aside. As a part of the 2019-20 One Book One Northwestern program, Shetterly sat down with Dr. Theresa Woodruff on Chicago’s campus to discuss her book and innovations necessity of diverse voices."Read the Chicago Stage Standard Article
Yolanda Flores Niemann urges equitable tenure-track for women of color at Women’s Center keynote event
The Northwestern Women's Center hosted their Keynote speaker, Yolanda Flores Niemann, who spoke about equitable treatment for women of color in academia and more.
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One Book One Northwestern Seeks Recommendations for the Next Campus-Wide Read
One Book One Northwestern is currently looking for the next campus-wide read.
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Friday's All-Woman Spacewalk: The Basics
"Friday’s all-woman spacewalk is generating public interest we normally don’t get for a spacewalk. Here are the basics on the spacewalk itself, how to watch and how to participate in the conversation."
Northwestern highlights exceptional women in celebration of 150 years of coeducation
This year marks the 150th year of coeducation at Northwestern University. Northwestern is taking this year to highlight the accomplishments of exceptional women from the University, in the past and in the present.
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STEM Kids Storytime
The Northwestern Women's Center hosted a children's storytime event centered on the true stories of revolutionary women of color in STEM.
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‘Hidden Figures’ Author Brings To Life the Visionary Women Mathematicians Behind Early NASA Launches
"Shetterly talked to the Northwestern community about her own story growing up in the city in Virginia where NASA’s first field center was located after the space agency was created in 1958. She explained what life was like for women who worked at this facility. "
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Margot Lee Shetterly speaks at One Book One Northwestern Keynote
Margot Lee Shetterly joined the Northwestern and Chicagoland communities on both the Chicago and Evanston campuses for a talk about her book and her life.
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Women in Computing Members Attend 2019 Grace Hopper Celebration
"Sixty members of Northwestern University’s Women in Computing (WiC) student group traveled to Orlando, Florida to attend the annual Grace Hopper Celebration, the world’s largest gathering of women in technology and engineering."
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Waa-Mu’s “For the Record” adapted into art exhibit
"The co-writers of the 88th annual Waa-Mu show, “For the Record,” adapted the performance into the Tuesday exhibit in collaboration with One Book One Northwestern."
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Not just tech bros: Sara Sood and Ian Horswill make computer science more inclusive and appealing
Computer science professor Sara Sood is determined to increase the number of women and underrepresented groups in computer science. It’s no secret that computer science lacks gender and racial/ethnic diversity. The demographics of the field have become a cultural trope: young, white men in zip-up hoodies. But Sood knows that interest in computer science spans all backgrounds, and she's pushing to make the field more welcoming for everyone.
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The black women who did NASA's math used to be hidden. Now the street in front of its headquarters is named for them.
For decades, the contributions of the black, female mathematicians who helped get NASA astronauts into space stayed essentially hidden. Not anymore. Now, you'll be reminded of what the women did even before you pull into NASA headquarters.
‘Hidden Figures’ selected for One Book program
“Hidden Figures,” the true story of three pathbreaking black women scientists whose work enabled NASA’s first manned mission to orbit the Earth, is the One Book One Northwestern all-campus read for Northwestern University’s 2019-20 academic year.