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America’s first woman in space worked to make STEM education more equitable and inclusive, with a special emphasis on encouraging participation by girls
Stories by Kenneth Silber
Kenneth Silber is an editorial contractor for Scientific American, a writer for the Web magazine Splice Today and author of the book In DeWitt's Footsteps: Seeing History on the Erie Canal. Follow him on Bluesky @kensil.bsky.social
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