About the Women in STEM Exhibit
To gain insight into the experiences of women in STEM fields at the University of Utah, undergraduate students in the History of Women in Science, Technology, and Medicine course first collected oral history interviews with four different women, in different fields, during Spring 2021. The students were led by Assistant Professor Rachel Mason Dentinger (Department of History). In Fall 2024, a new cohort of students in this course contributed additional oral history interviews and content to the exhibit.
Each woman interviewed has a bio page with links to full interview recordings and transcripts. The bio pages can be found below, organized by STEM field. The connected exhibit pages—linked in the toolbar to the left and the list of recurring interview themes below—were researched, written, and designed by the students. These pages use highlights from the interviews to explore the experiences of women in STEM fields, including specific challenges that disproportionately impact women in STEM, from a lack of representation and mentorship, to the difficulty of navigating academic systems in conjunction with family responsibilities. In addition, several students in the 2024 cohort completed research on women in STEM in the University of Utah's Special Collections in Marriott Library, which are also linked below.
Meet the women featured in this exhibit:
Explore by recurring interview themes:
Exhibit Credits
This is exhibit has been created by Professor Rachel Mason Dentinger's "History of Women in STEM" classes, taught at the University of Utah. When citing this exhibit, please use author "Mason Dentinger et. al" and use the last modified date listed at the bottom of this page.
Jacqueline Cockrell
Shaistah Din
Marina Gerton
Grace Hall
Lydia Hall
Ronata Ibrahim
Abigayle Kendell
Kaylee Martin
Rachel Nelson
Cullen O'Brien
Micaela Olivares
Elsa Osborne
Charlotte Peacock
Eva Quintus-Bosz
Sarita Som
Jack Temme
Lucy Ballou
Pamalatera Fenn
Josie Hahn
Andrew Hearther
Chloe Hendry
Tom Johnson
Simon Lee
Caitlin Nguyen
Amy Rhees
Zaneb Anwar
Avery Balk
Sophia Blankevoort
Anika Boyden
Derek Coombs
Jessica Davis
Isabel Dubay
Emma Ferran
Noah Garcia
Safiya Hamud
Lily Jones
Megan Luetchford
Henry Meads
Olivia Raines
Lucas Reynolds
Ellie Roark
Emilie Sjoblom
Ryan Steffen
Livia Anderson
Sadie Gregory
Lily Halberg
Danika Ishida
Sophie Jensen
Veronika Kostur
Sage Mousley
Nate Roberts
Lily Robledo
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Modified:
Wednesday, December 18, 2024