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AstraFemina is a collective of women in STEM careers committed to inspiring the next generation.

Through storytelling, mentorship, and outreach, we show girls and young women that their future in science, tech, engineering, and math is limitless.

10/14/2026

🧬 What makes a butterfly’s wings colorful? How do plants survive in the desert? What can our cells tell us about our health?

Biology begins with questions, and those questions can lead to extraordinary discoveries.

This Biology Week, AstraFemina celebrates the science of life and the women helping us understand it. From studying ecosystems to advancing medicine, careers in biology offer girls countless ways to turn curiosity into meaningful work.

Encourage a girl in your life to take a closer look, ask another question, and explore what fascinates her. That curiosity could be the beginning of her future in STEM. 🌱

10/13/2026

One woman’s curiosity can inspire generations. 💜

This Ada Lovelace Day, we celebrate a pioneer of computing and the women across science, technology, engineering, and mathematics who help us imagine what comes next.

At AstraFemina, our members bring that inspiration to life by sharing their experiences and helping girls discover the many paths available to them in STEM. A conversation with a woman who has followed her curiosity can be the beginning of a girl seeing new possibilities for herself.

Who is a woman in STEM who has inspired you? Share her name or story in the comments!

10/09/2026

When Rita Levi-Montalcini was barred from working at an Italian university because she was Jewish, she continued her research in a small laboratory she built in her bedroom.

That determination helped shape an extraordinary scientific career. Her discovery of nerve growth factor advanced our understanding of how nerve cells grow and survive. In 1986, she shared the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with Stanley Cohen for their discoveries of growth factors.

Through our Nobel Laureate Series, AstraFemina celebrates women whose questions and discoveries changed science. Rita’s story reminds us why girls deserve the opportunity, encouragement, and support to pursue their own questions.

Share her story with a young person who loves asking “why?”

10/07/2026

🚀 A girl watching a rocket launch today could help design the missions of tomorrow.

This World Space Week, we’re celebrating “Rocket Revolution” and the women whose curiosity, creativity, and expertise help make space exploration possible.

At AstraFemina, we connect girls with women in STEM who share their journeys, answer questions, and help young people imagine where their own interests could lead. A conversation with a scientist, engineer, or astronaut can make a once-distant possibility feel within reach.

Celebrate with us by encouraging a girl in your life to ask questions, explore something new, and learn about the people behind the missions.

10/06/2026

Every girl deserves the chance to imagine herself as a leader. 💜✨

This October, AstraFemina’s Dr. Patricia Sanders will join Foxcroft School for Leadership Day, celebrating leadership in science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics!

As the featured keynote speaker, Dr. Sanders will share her career journey with students in grades 9–12, helping them explore the possibilities of a future in STEM. Alongside workshops throughout the day, her presentation will encourage students to consider how their interests can grow into careers and opportunities to lead.

We’re excited to help Foxcroft students see what’s possible and envision the difference they can make!

10/02/2026

What does it take to help a girl feel like she belongs in STEM? Sometimes it starts with the chance to pick up a robot, try an idea, and discover that she can figure things out as she goes. 🤖💜

This October, GirlPowered STEM Night will give students from Zionsville and surrounding communities that chance. Hosted by Zionsville West Middle School and Rylentless Tech, the event will feature hands-on building, programming, engineering, and robot-driving challenges.

We’re excited that AstraFemina’s Katharina McFarland will be part of this event, sharing in an experience designed to help girls see the possibilities ahead of them. GirlPowered was envisioned by a 14-year-old student who wants younger girls to have the confidence and encouragement to try robotics and technology, even if they’ve never done it before.

We’re also proud to welcome Rylentless Tech as our first NextGen Partner. We’ll have more to share about that partnership soon! For now, we can’t wait to see Katharina and this young leader come together around a goal we care deeply about: helping girls recognize that their ideas belong in STEM.

09/30/2026

As Nobel Prize season approaches, we are continuing our celebration of remarkable women whose work transformed STEM.

Our third featured Nobel Laureate is geneticist Barbara McClintock, winner of the 1983 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.

While studying the colors and patterns of maize kernels, McClintock discovered that certain genetic elements can move from one location on a chromosome to another. These mobile genetic elements, now commonly called “jumping genes” or transposons, challenged the long-held belief that genes remained fixed in place.

Her ideas were initially met with skepticism, but later advances in genetics confirmed the importance of her discovery. Today, transposable elements are recognized throughout the living world, including in plants, animals, bacteria, and humans.

Barbara McClintock changed what we know about genetics by paying close attention, trusting the evidence, and continuing to pursue an idea others were not yet ready to accept.

She changed what we know. What might you discover?

09/28/2026

A girl’s interest in STEM can start with one question: “How does that work?” Give her something to explore and someone who takes that question seriously, and you open the door to so much more. 💜

On September 26, the Girl Scouts of Northern Indiana-Michiana held their STEM Expo, with hands-on exhibits covering robotics, engineering, animal science, nature, and 3D printing. The event also included interactive breakout sessions and opportunities to connect with more than 30 women working in STEM.

We’re proud to highlight AstraFemina member and board president, Dr. Sandra Magnus, as part of an event that brought so many different STEM paths into one space. Whether a girl is drawn to building, discovering, caring for animals, or understanding the world around her, she deserves the chance to explore that interest and see where it might lead.

Thank you to the Girl Scouts of Northern Indiana-Michiana for creating opportunities for girls to be curious, try something new, and meet women who can help them picture themselves in STEM.

09/21/2026

Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin, was a pioneering chemist who used X-ray crystallography to reveal the three-dimensional structures of important biochemical substances. Her work helped scientists better understand molecules such as penicillin and vitamin B12, contributing to major advances in chemistry and medicine.

In 1964, Hodgkin received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for her remarkable research. She remains the only British woman to have received a Nobel Prize in a scientific category.

Her story reminds us that curiosity can become discovery, and discovery can change what the world knows.

Follow along as we highlight more remarkable women Nobel laureates and the STEM achievements that changed our world.

09/19/2026

🔭 Look up! Today is International Astronomy Day!

Astronomy invites us to explore some of the biggest questions imaginable: How did the universe begin? What lies beyond our solar system? Could life exist elsewhere?

Each new discovery is powered by curious minds and the work of astronomers, physicists, engineers, mathematicians, data scientists, and many other STEM professionals.

Whether you visit a planetarium, look through a telescope, or simply step outside to admire the night sky, today is the perfect opportunity to explore the universe and let your curiosity shine. ✨

What would you most like to discover about space?

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2323 Clear Lake City Boulevard Ste 180/298
Houston, TX
77062

Telephone

+18325363412

Website

http://AstraFemina.org/

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