The Royal Society builds a historical map of women in STEM
The Society calls for the public to help build its online map.
Launched to coincide with International Day of Women and Girls in Science, the map currently highlights inspiring women who have studied, worked and enabled science around the Royal Society headquarters in London.
But now the Society needs the public’s help to identify locations from regions across the UK that are significant to women in science history.
Members of the public can submit a place of science connected to an exceptional woman from scientific history, along with a brief description via the Royal Society website.
It hopes that the map will serve as a resource to schools and local communities to learn more about inspirational women of science who were local to their area.
Royal Society historian, Dr Louisiane Ferlier, says, 'Over the last year, we have been searching through our archives to find stories of incredible women of science. Now we want the public to find and share their own stories from around the country to help inspire the next generations of scientists.'
The map forms part of the Royal Society’s year-long celebrations to mark 80 years since women were first elected to its Fellowship.
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