Happy International Women’s Day!

As we all know, there has been and continues to be a large under representation of women and female-identifying people in the world of science. However, it is important for us to remember that these people exist and have existed, and what better time to remind ourselves and the next generation than on International Women’s Day! New York Times bestselling author Rachel Ignotofsky has written and illustrated numerous books that celebrate important women throughout herstory, but one in particular we like is “Women in Science: 50 Fearless Pioneers Who Changed the World”. (Click the link to purchase at one of our favorite local bookstores, Belmont Books.) In this beautifully designed and illustrated homage to Women in Science Ignotofsky poignantly includes women from a variety of cultural backgrounds and ethnicities to ensure her audience feels represented and included. So many of these pioneering women did not have access to the success of other women, and it is with books like Ignotofsky’s that we are reminded that we are not at it alone. If you would like to know more about the book, Maria Popova has written an excellent article over at The Marginalian that you can find below. Rachel Ignotofsky is also the author and illustrator of “The Wonderous Workings of Planet Earth: Understanding our World and its Ecosystems”, and “What’s Inside a Flower? and other questions about science and nature”.