The History of Women in Coding

Leelina and I got ahold of New York Times Magazine’s “The Secret History of Women in Coding” edition and decided to take a deeper exploration.

Media representation is extremely important in getting young women and people of color involved in and feeling welcome in STEM fields. We’ve compiled a list of media for parents, teachers, students, and anyone else interested in diverse STEM media:

• The Secret History of Women in Coding (article)
• Hidden Figures (film)
• Madame Curie (1943) (film)
• 16 black STEM innovators who have defined our modern world (listicle)
• “Unclaimed Treasures of Science” (article)
• Breaking In: Women in Science, Technology, Engineering, & Mathematics (article)
• Mercury 13 (film)
• Black Panther (film)
• I Am A Scientist – STEM Education and Life Science Careers (video)
• Big Hero 6 (film)
• Dream Big: Engineering Our World (film)
• Underwater Dreams (film)
• Iqbal and His Ingenious Idea (children’s book)
• Why the Sky is Blue (book)
• If You Build It (film)
• The Imitation Game (film) (note: features mature themes, see Common Sense Media for details)
• Ghostbusters (2016) (film) (note: rated PG-13)
• Three Inspiring Role Models Embrace Modern Media To Close The STEM Gender Gap (article)
• Jane (2017) (film)
• Ibn al-Haytham: The Man Who Discovered How We See (children’s magazine)
• Counting on Katherine: How Katherine Johnson Saved Apollo 13 (children’s book)
• The Girl With A Mind For Math (children’s book)
• Talkin’ about Bessie: The Story of Aviator Elizabeth Coleman (children’s book)
• No Gravity (film)