My capstone project for the Public Digital Humanities certificate focused on creating an interactive map of women scientists and academic institutions in pre-WWII Tokyo. The dominant narrative of modern Japan’s scientific journey has centered on the contributions of male scientists and male-only academic institutions. This project is an attempt to undo the erasure of womenContinue reading “Women scientists in pre-WWII Tokyo: Lessons learned”
Author Archives: Lisa Nakahara
Shedding a Light on Women in Science
Not many people today can name women scientists other than Marie Curie. You may have watched Oppenheimer over the summer – do you remember the name of a woman scientist who joined him in Los Alamos? Sadly, chemist Lilli Hornig is far less known compared to the male scientists in the film such as Einstein,Continue reading “Shedding a Light on Women in Science”