Celebrating International Women’s Day with Women on a Mission
Today is International Women’s Day, and with a theme of “Be Bold for Change,” we decided to reach out to some female makers who are effecting real, impactful change on the world.
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International Women’s Day 2021
Maker Spotlight: Ashley Qian
Meet Ashley Qian
Maker Spotlight: Samaira Mehta
Samaira hopes to teach girls to code.
Maker Spotlight: Scotland Symons
Scotland Symons is a prolific maker with her hand in a wide variety of projects. Her tip: failure is always an option.
Maker Spotlight: Lisa Winter
Lisa Winter builds fighting robots for BattleBots, but her creativity doesn’t stop there!
Maker Spotlight: Jesse Stone
Jesse has a great point of view on words that can hurt, or help. Her art and business rely on the power of speech and emotion mixed with craft.
Maker Spotlight: Tracy Gray
Name: Tracy Gray Home: Brooklyn, New York Makerspace: Sankofa Global Brings S.T.E.A.M. Makerspaces to YOU! Day Job: Education Consultant How’d you get started making? I became a Maker when I was a classroom teacher. Inquiry and project based learning was integral to all curricula. Whether we were studying butterflies, birds, the post office, the city, transportation, […]
