Trailblazing Women in Science, Technology, Math, Medicine, Law, and the Arts

VIRTUAL ART EXHIBIT: Just prior to closing the Peace and Justice Center in March 2020, to comply with the pandemic shelter-in-place order, MPJC presented an exhibit at the Peace Center in Seaside, California to commemorate Women’s History Month. The exhibit features poster art from two collections and celebrates influential women who have changed history.

Click HERE to take a virtual tour of this art exhibit as it is displayed at the Peace and Justice Center.

The first set of poster art is by four female illustrators from South America, Africa, the Middle East, and China. They were commissioned by Neverthless Blog to celebrate trailblazing women in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.

The second collection is by artist Kimothy Joy. The posters are from her book, “That’s What She Said: Wise Words from Influential Women“.

The artists have made their posters available for free downloads.

🌺 “Women in STEM” Free downloadable posters:
https://www.amightygirl.com/blog?p=23086

🌺 “That’s What She Said” Free downloadable posters:
https://www.amightygirl.com/blog?p=19631

Gladys West is an American mathematician known for her contributions to the mathematics underpinning GPS. Artist: Geneva B.

Dr. Hayat Sindi was born in Makkah, Saudi Arabia and is one of the world’s leading biotechnologists. Artist: Lidia Tomashevskaya

Juliana Rotich is a technologist, strategic advisor, entrepreneur, and keynote speaker. She is co-founder of BRCK Inc, a hardware and services technology company based in Kenya. Artist: Thandiwe Tshabalala.

Mae C. Jemison is an American engineer, physician and NASA astronaut. She became the first African American woman to travel in space when she went into orbit aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour on September 12, 1992. Artist: Karina Perez.

Maria da Penha is a Brazilian biopharmacist and human rights defender. She advocates for women rights, particularly against domestic violence. Artist: Camila Rosa.

Tu Youyou is a Chinese pharmaceutical chemist and educator. She discovered artemisinin (also known as qinghaosu) and dihydroartemisinin, drugs used to treat malaria. Her discovery was a significant breakthrough in 20th-century tropical medicine, saving millions of lives around the world. Artist: Xu Hui.