WWEST Women in Science and Engineering Deck
2017 – (See Cards | Deck Info | Download Game | Download Rules Only | Purchase)…
This is in collaboration with WWEST, and focuses on awesome women in STEM, as well as issues pertaining to the challenges around gender equity. For more information on the grant acquired to create the deck, please see this link. This deck uses the hand building game mechanic (as seen in the GSA deck). Please feel free to download the cards and rules, as well as let us know if you have any great ideas for expansion decks.
Maria Sibylla Merian
1647-1717, Germany
2 POINTS
– First to observe and document the metamorphosis of a butterfly.
– One of the most significant contributors to entomology.
– Was an accomplished botanical artist.
Alice Ball
1892-1916, USA
3 POINTS
– First woman and African-American Masters graduate from the University of Hawaii.
– Developed a leprosy treatment that was still in use until the 1940s.
– However, after her death, the president of the university took credit for her treatment.
Chien-Shiung Wu
1912-1997, China/USA
4 POINTS
– The “Wu experiment” disproved conservation of parity: thought to be a law of nature.
– Worked on the Manhattan Project, and made significant contributions to radioactivity research.
– Was a fierce advocate of social justice in her later years.
MODIFIER
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Women are half of the population but hold only about a quarter of the science and engineering jobs in the US. As well, despite women receiving roughly half of the PhDs, they only hold less than a quarter of professorships.
