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Breaking the Code - A history of women in science, technology, engineering and mathematics
January 28, 2021

Author Jason Fagone and CODE-EQUAL co-founders Valeria and Kyara Torres-Olivares speak with professor Adriane Lentz-Smith about pioneering women in STEM—from Elizebeth Smith Friedman, to groups like CODE-EQUAL. Conversation livestreamed and recorded on January 21, 2021. read more about Breaking the Code - A history of women in science, technology, engineering and mathematics »

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November 6, 2020

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