Queer STEM History

Queer STEM History: Live Podcast Recording was a National Science week event we ran with the help of A Gender Agenda, during which I chatted to a wonderful panel composed of Bryan Lessard, Tanya Junkers and Hannah Carle, about their experiences of being Queer in STEM.You can also watch the recorded video at https://www.facebook.com/watch/live/?v=3527189744009506 to put faces to the names!Hear more from our panel members on twitter!Bryan Lessard @BrytheFlyGuyTanya Junkers @polymerreactionHannah Carle @hj_whiterabbitPlease follow us on:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/QueerSTEMHistory/Twitter: https://twitter.com/QSTEMHistoryWebsite: https://queerstempodcast.wixsite.com/websiteIntro and Outro Music: Postcards mastered by Scott Holmes

Join us for a live episode this Tuesday, 25th August from 6pm AEST. Sign up for the Zoom session at https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/112752387426, or find it on our Facebook page. We'll be talking to a panel of LGBTIQ+ people working in STEM, about what inspires, excites and surprises them within their work and research in STEM fields.

In our last episode for the series we look at the life of Sally Ride, the first American woman in space, and the youngest American ever to go into space! The transcript for this episode is available at https://queerstempodcast.wixsite.com/website/sally-rideFor more information about Sally Ride check out these links:National Women's History Museum entry on Sally Ride - https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/sally-rideSally Ride's obituary - http://www.legacy.com/ns/sally-ride-obituary/158720182The American Prospect article 'Astronaut Sally Ride and the Burden of Being The First' - https://prospect.org/culture/books/astronaut-sally-ride-burden-first/Slate article 'Sally Ride’s Secret: Why the First American Woman in' - https://slate.com/human-interest/2014/05/sally-ride-lesbian-why-did-the-first-american-woman-in-space-stay-in-the-closet.htmlNew York Times article about writing Sally's obituary 'A Deadline Call on Posthumous Privacy' - https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/22/insider/sally-ride-obituary-posthumous-privacy.html"Lesbian Space Crime" Article - https://www.space.com/nasa-astronaut-anne-mcclain-space-crime-claim.htmlPlease follow us on:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/QueerSTEMHistory/Twitter: https://twitter.com/QSTEMHistoryWebsite: https://queerstempodcast.wixsite.com/websiteIntro and Outro Music: Postcards mastered by Scott Holmes

In this episode we share the story of not just one queer scientist, but two, in our historic lesbian power couple spectacular! Martha May Eliot and Ethel Collins Dunham shared an almost 60 year long relationship and were both recognised as pioneers in public health and pediatrics.The transcript for this episode is available at https://queerstempodcast.wixsite.com/website/martha-and-ethelFor more information about Martha and Ethel check out these links:"Public Careers and Private Sexuality: Some Gay and Lesbian Lives in the History of Medicine and Public Health" - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1447383/Centre for the History of Medicine profile on Martha and Ethel - https://cms.www.countway.harvard.edu/wp/?p=15181Yale Alumni Magazine Dual-Career Couple - https://yalealumnimagazine.com/articles/3912-dual-career-couple16 Iconic Same-Sex Couples through History - https://www.advocate.com/love-and-sex/2018/8/13/16-iconic-same-sex-couples-throughout-history'To Believe in Women: What Lesbians Have Done For America - A History' by Lillian FadermanPlease follow us on:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/QueerSTEMHistory/Twitter: https://twitter.com/QSTEMHistoryWebsite: https://queerstempodcast.wixsite.com/websiteIntro and Outro Music: Postcards mastered by Scott Holmes

Welcome to Episode 4 of Queer STEM History. Today we are discussing the story of Dr Ben Barres, who was Stanford University neurobiologist and the first openly transgender scientist in the National Academy of Sciences.The transcript for this episode is available at https://queerstempodcast.wixsite.com/website/ben-barresFor more information about Ben Barres check out these links:Ben Barres' autobiography 'The Autobiography of a Transgender Scientist' -https://mitpress.mit.edu/books/autobiography-transgender-scientistBen Barres' 2006 Nature essay 'Does gender matter?' -https://www.nature.com/articles/442133aNature article 'Ben Barres: neuroscience pioneer, gender champion' - https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-018-07109-2Spectrum article 'Ben Barres: A transgender scientist shares his story' - https://www.spectrumnews.org/news/ben-barres-transgender-scientist-shares-story/MITPress 'Transgender Day of Remembrance: Celebrating Dr. Ben Barres' - https://mitpress.mit.edu/blog/transgender-day-remembrance-celebrating-dr-ben-barresClaudia M Astorino @claudistics Twitter thread about Ben Barres - https://twitter.com/claudistics/status/11471351626706001972012 study about science job applications 'Science faculty’s subtle gender biases favor male students' - https://www.pnas.org/content/early/2012/09/14/1211286109500 Queer Scientists - https://www.500queerscientists.com/Please follow us on:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/QueerSTEMHistory/Twitter: https://twitter.com/QSTEMHistoryWebsite: https://queerstempodcast.wixsite.com/websiteIntro and Outro Music: Postcards mastered by Scott Holmes

This week we are discussing George Washington Carver. Carver was born a slave, rejected from many schools but eventually became one of the most renowned agricultural scientists in America, and was highly regarded by Albert Einstein.The transcript for this episode is available at https://queerstempodcast.wixsite.com/website/george-washington-carverFor more information about George Washington Carver check out these links:American Chemical Society (ACS) profile on George Washington Carver - https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/education/whatischemistry/landmarks/carver.htmlSmithsonian Magazine 'In search of George Washington Carver's true legacy' - https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/search-george-washington-carvers-true-legacy-180971538/Christina Vella, George Washington Carver: A Life, Southern Biography Series, Louisiana State University Press, 2015'A brief history of George Washington Carver: the greatest 'bisexual' black scientist of his time' - https://www.gaystarnews.com/article/george-washington-carver-facts/#gs.5abpa8LGBT History Month profile on George Washington Carver - https://lgbthistorymonth.com/george-washington-carver?tab=videoGeorge Washington Carver entry in the Encyclopedia of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer Culture - http://www.glbtqarchive.com/ssh/carver_gw_S.pdf'Out in All Directions: The Almanac of Gay and Lesbian America' (1995) edited by Lynn Witt, Sherry Thomas and Eric Marcus. Please follow us on:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/QueerSTEMHistory/Twitter: https://twitter.com/QSTEMHistoryWebsite: https://queerstempodcast.wixsite.com/websiteIntro and Outro Music: Postcards mastered by Scott Holmes

This week we are discussing the life and work of James B. Pollack, an openly gay American astrophysicist who worked at the NASA Ames Research Centre.The transcript for this episode is available at https://queerstempodcast.wixsite.com/website/james-b-pollackFor more information about James B. Pollack check out these links:NASA Ames Hall of Fame about James B. Pollack - https://history.arc.nasa.gov/hist_pdfs/bio_pollack.pdfThe Planetary Society profile on James Pollack - http://www.planetary.org/connect/our-experts/profiles/james-pollack.htmlAmerican Astronomical Society profile on James Pollack - https://aas.org/obituaries/james-b-pollack-1938-1994NY Times Obituary on James Pollack - https://www.nytimes.com/1994/06/15/obituaries/james-pollack-a-top-researcher-in-space-science-is-dead-at-55.htmlDavidson, Keay (1999). Carl Sagan A Life, John Wiley & Sons ISBN 0-471-39536-6 (This book is dedicated to Pollack)Please follow us on:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/QueerSTEMHistory/Twitter: https://twitter.com/QSTEMHistoryWebsite: https://queerstempodcast.wixsite.com/websiteIntro and Outro Music: Postcards mastered by Scott Holmes

In this episode we share the incredible story of Lynn Conway, a computer scientist, electrical engineer and transgender activist.The transcript for this episode is available at https://queerstempodcast.wixsite.com/website/lynn-conwayFor more information about Lynn Conway check out these links:Lynn's personal website - www.lynnconway.com2009 IEEE Computer Pioneer Award Biography - https://www.computer.org/profiles/lynn-conwayLynn's Twitter - https://twitter.com/lynnconwayHuffPost Article written by Lynn 'The Many Shades of Out' - https://www.huffpost.com/entry/the-many-shades-of-out_b_3591764Mark Smotherman's article about ACS - https://people.cs.clemson.edu/~mark/acs.htmlA short memoir by Lynn 'Reminiscences of the VLSI Revolution' - http://ai.eecs.umich.edu/people/conway/Memoirs/VLSI/Lynn_Conway_VLSI_Reminiscences.pdfStonewall Trans Heroes profile of Lynn - https://web.archive.org/web/20090615170758/http://www.impcourt.org/Trans40/LynnConway.htmPlease follow us on:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/QueerSTEMHistory/Twitter: https://twitter.com/QSTEMHistoryWebsite: https://queerstempodcast.wixsite.com/websiteIntro and Outro Music: Postcards mastered by Scott Holmes