Lady Science - Essays — Lady Science

A MAGAZINE FOR THE HISTORY & POPULAR CULTURE OF SCIENCE. WE PUBLISH A VARIETY OF VOICES & WORK ON WOMEN & GENDER ACROSS THE SCIENCES.

Dr. Karen Jenson, Hematologist: How 1998's "Blade" Set the Stage for Black Women Scientists on Screen

Jul 9

Jul 9 Dr. Karen Jenson, Hematologist: How 1998's "Blade" Set the Stage for Black Women Scientists on Screen

Karlyn Ruth Meyer

2018, Popular Culture

I Am Also a We: The Radical Empathy of “Sense8”

Jun 25

Jun 25 I Am Also a We: The Radical Empathy of “Sense8”

Karlyn Ruth Meyer

2018, Queer Science Series

Glitch vs. Abyss: On Queer Sci-Fi Webcomics

Jun 19

Jun 19 Glitch vs. Abyss: On Queer Sci-Fi Webcomics

Queer Science Series, 2018

The Queer Future of "Annihilation"

Jun 4

Jun 4 The Queer Future of "Annihilation"

2018, Queer Science Series

Hiding in Plain Sight

Apr 24

Apr 24 Hiding in Plain Sight

Learning That I Don’t Deserve Pain

Apr 10

Apr 10 Learning That I Don’t Deserve Pain

Maria Napolitano

2018, Pain Memoir

Patron Saint of Broken Bones

Apr 3

Apr 3 Patron Saint of Broken Bones

Courtney Gustafson

2018, Pain Memoir

When Doctors Use Anxiety as an Obstacle to Patient Self-Advocacy

Mar 27

Mar 27 When Doctors Use Anxiety as an Obstacle to Patient Self-Advocacy

2018, Pain Memoir

Cancer vs. Chronic Pain

Mar 20

Mar 20 Cancer vs. Chronic Pain

2018, Pain Memoir

When A Sweatshirt Is Armor

Mar 13

Mar 13 When A Sweatshirt Is Armor

2018, Pain Memoir

Mar 7

Mar 7 After Birth

Emilie Haertsch

2018, Pain Memoir

Hearing Women of Color in Space

Feb 8

Feb 8 Hearing Women of Color in Space

Dr. Chanda Prescod-Weinstein & @MrDrChanda

2018, Star Trek Week

Twenty Years of NASA/TREK

Feb 7

Feb 7 Twenty Years of NASA/TREK

2018, Star Trek Week

Spending "Queer Time" in Space

Feb 6

Feb 6 Spending "Queer Time" in Space

Rebecca Ortenberg

2018, Star Trek Week

Warped Fantasies: Dr. Leah Brahms and the Illusion of Consent

Feb 5

Feb 5 Warped Fantasies: Dr. Leah Brahms and the Illusion of Consent

2018, Star Trek Week

The Sum of Our Programming: Finding Humanity in Emotional Labor

Feb 4

Feb 4 The Sum of Our Programming: Finding Humanity in Emotional Labor

2018, Star Trek Week

Frida Kahlo, Me, and the Diseased Body

Jan 17

Jan 17 Frida Kahlo, Me, and the Diseased Body

Mary Catherine Loving

The Italian "Speak and Spell": learning through anxiety

Jan 3

Jan 3 The Italian "Speak and Spell": learning through anxiety

Alessia Cecchet

2018, Technological Memoir, Popular Culture

How Do You Do Feminist Science?

Oct 30

Oct 30 How Do You Do Feminist Science?

Maternity, Motherhood, and Field Sciences

Oct 25

Oct 25 Maternity, Motherhood, and Field Sciences