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a blog about caregivers + creators throughout history.

 

Eileen McGinnis Writer. Researcher. Sidekick.

Nov 13
Nov 13 Nihilist Mama: The Punk-Rock Motherhood of Sofya Kovalevskaya

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women in STEM, parents in history

Oct 9
Oct 9 Happy Ada Lovelace Day 2018!

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me elsewhere, Ada Lovelace

Sep 25
Sep 25 The Long Game: Hunting Art Monsters with the Writer Ursula K. Le Guin

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parents in history

Sep 19
Sep 19 Interview with Science Writer Juli Berwald

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me elsewhere, women in STEM

Sep 10
Sep 10 Guest Post! A Classicist's Perspective on Parenting

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modern parenting

Aug 28
Aug 28 In Praise of Sidekick Art

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modern parenting

Aug 14
Aug 14 “Thank You for Being a Friend”: Marie Curie, Hertha Ayrton, + the Physics of Friendship

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parents in history, women in STEM

Jul 31
Jul 31 On the Move with Essie Robeson

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parents in history, women in STEM

Jul 17
Jul 17 “You Do Not Have to Be Good”: Creativity, Fear, and the Virtue Trap

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parents in history, women in STEM, Ada Lovelace

Jul 3
Jul 3 Ambition, Motherhood, and Racism: The Case of Experimental Physicist Dr. Chien-Shiung Wu

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parents in history, women in STEM

Jun 20
Jun 20 The Immortal Work and Invisible Motherhood of Dr. Mamie Phipps Clark

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parents in history, women in STEM

Jun 15
Jun 15 Book Review of CANCER CROSSINGS

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me elsewhere, book review

Jun 6
Jun 6 “A Web of Complex Relations”: The Many Loves of Marine Biologist, Writer, and Environmentalist Rachel Carson

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parents in history, women in STEM

May 21
May 21 Monday Motivation and a Review of Sorts

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modern parenting, book review

May 8
May 8 Girls Just Wanna Have Fun (and Lead the Microchip Revolution): Lynn Conway, Tech Pioneer and Trans Activist

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parents in history, women in STEM

Apr 24
Apr 24 The Metamorphoses of Maria Sybilla Merian

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parents in history, women in STEM

Apr 10
Apr 10 All Work, No Play

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modern parenting, science

Mar 27
Mar 27 Scrappiness: Joan Lyons, Beulah Henry, and Making Art from Scarcity

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parents in history

Mar 13
Mar 13 Robert Louis Stevenson, Lloyd Osbourne, and Collaborating with Kids

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parents in history

Feb 27
Feb 27 Your Brain on Parenting: The Burden of a Fearful Imagination

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modern parenting, science
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