believe in your power ...
The Glinda Factor celebrates the stories of women who influenced every aspect of America’s history, from sports to scientific breakthroughs. They all drew upon the power within them to follow their dreams and change our nation.
We all have the power within us to follow our dreams. Sometimes, however, that power can be hard to recognize — it's trusting in your abilities; it's embracing your strengths and accepting your weaknesses; it's being strong enough to ask for help along the way; it's never giving up.
I don't think there's any place in the world where women can't venture alone.
Curiosity and pushing the boundaries of current knowledge in order to discover new ideas is a vital part of American scientific innovation. Although science was considered men’s work for much of our nation’s history, resourceful and resolute women provided brain power for many scientific breakthroughs we rely on today.
The Glinda Factor is honored to highlight just a few Super Scientists who bravely set out to defy stereotypesand make their voices heard. From laboratory to rain forest, planetarium to the halls of Congress, and outer space to ocean floor, their discoveries changed the world.
Maria Mitchell (1878)
Ynes Mexia (1926)
Gertrude Elion (1950)
Marie Tharp (1952)
Patsy O'Connell Sherman (1953)
Chien-Shiung Wu (1956)
Rachel Carson (1963)
Mary Golda Ross (1966)
Valerie Thomas (1976)