Discrimination against LGBT+ people is still widespread, and this also applies to STEM. Similar to women and people of colour, evidence has shown that the STEM fields are sometimes not accessible to queer people.
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Women in STEM – Summary
It's common knowledge today that women are seriously underrepresented in STEM fields, and have been for a while. However, this is not to say that women have not always been a part of STEM. From Ancient Greece to the present-day, women have been contributing to our understanding of these subjects.
‘Deadly Women’ in Fiction and Myth
An outline of several 'deadly women' for May 2022's theme, femme fatales.
Suffrage in the Philippines
Almost exactly 85 years ago, Filipinas chose their right to vote. Prior to 1937, women in the Philippines had virtually no rights, and the all-male National Legislative were firmly against women's suffrage, fearing that traditional family roles would start to change.
Suffrage around the World – Summary
A summary of April 2022's theme - Suffrage around the World!
The Dahomey Amazons
The Dahomey Amazons—traditionally called the N'Nonmiton—were an army of women in the Kingdom of Dahomey, present-day Benin. Their origins are somewhat murky, but there were records of women warriors in the region from the eighteenth century.
Warriors – Summary
A summary of March 2022's theme - Warriors!
Rebecca Primus & Addie Brown
Had it not been for the letters sent from Addie Brown to Rebecca Primus (Primus's replies, though they certainly existed, have not been found), we would not know about the relationship these two women had.
LGBTQ+ Couples – Summary
A summary for February 2022's theme - LGBTQ+ Couples!
Women in Mythology – Summary
A summary for January 2022's theme - Women in Mythology!