Women in STEM: Oral Histories from 21st-Century Scientists

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• Conquest of Teotihuacan
  This piece is very personal to me, As it goes over some of the historical themes of colonization of Latin Americas Teotihuacan. The gilded burning could be interpreted as a loss of a culture, while still holding on to an idea of transformation and rebirth through modern indigenous movements of reclaiming their traditions and heritage. I strongly share this sentiment in my daily studies of how I can grow as a spiritual soul through my native roots, as an interpretation of my soul a blaze with fear or lack of understanding.
• Hot Wheels
  Named after the toy a mall Santa suggested when he heard a 5-year old boy ask for a Barbie, "Hot Wheels" is based on the shame boys with feminine interests feel when they are socialized to feel as such. A baby blue coffin is the final resting place for a collection of disfigured dolls, a mournful symbol of burying one's feelings to conform.