2021 WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH
Art Contest
During March 2021, Women in STEM Hosted an art contest in honor of Women's History Month. The theme was the contributions of Female Scientists, especially women of color. Read an article about it on the CHCCS Website. Entries were judged on creativity and effort:
The Insane Story of Rosalind Franklin- By Viktorya Hunanyan
Overall Winner
Rosalind Franklin made a crucial contribution to the discovery of the double helix structure of DNA however, like many of other women in history, she was not given the credit... I wanted to make something crazy that still had a lot of symbolism...The odd colors and shapes are there to symbolize how messed up the world can be.
2nd Place In category: Effort
Puzzle Pieces By Ariel Gao
I added trophies or awards below each person as both an clarification of their accomplishments but also to address the long-lasting problem of women scientists and doctors being written out of history....Ada Lovelace's (top left) award/description is the puzzle piece to Grace Hopper's (middle right), which can be seen to as a relationship as both of them are computer programmers and scientists.
2nd Place In category: Creativity
Breaking The Limits by Ani Hunanyan
"Breaking The Limits", a piece that highlights some of the women who have made, or are continuing to make, history as a result of their contributions to STEM. These women have not only contributed to STEM, but have also shown that they can overcome any obstacle that stands in their way.