Queer STEM History

18/02/2022

An amazing event on this weekend; check it out!

When the cameras started rolling on Phyllis Papps and Francesca Curtis in October 1970, both their lives and Australia would never be the same.

Fifty-two years ago, the pair made history by being the first le***an couple to come out on national television.

"The early 1970s were very, very conservative ... Gay women were invisible, because people didn't think le***ans existed," Ms Papps says.

Phyllis shares her story on the 2021 documentary and the role that 'speaking with pride' has played in her career and her public life.

Sunday 20 February 2022
4pm start
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25/08/2020

14/08/2020

Hello! Back from hiatus with some exciting news! New episodes are in the works, but first and foremost, we are running a live episode for national science week! Working alongside Canberra’s A Gender Agenda, we will be running a panel highlighting local LGBTIQA+ people in STEM.

Join us for Q***r STEM History: Live Podcast Recording will be run on Tuesday 25th of August from 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM AEST
Join us live on Zoom or via our page, and while tuning in you can submit any questions you have for our panel.

Link to the register for the zoom session will be up shortly, and we will post other relevant links on the night!

01/10/2019

So excited because my copy of Ben Barres' autobiography just arrived in the mail! Our episode on him was my favourite, so I'm very keen to learn a lot more about his life.

27/09/2019

Prefer to read along? You can find transcripts of our podcast episodes on our website! Additionally we provide all the sources we used to create each episode, so if you wish, you can do some further research yourself.
https://q***rstempodcast.wixsite.com/website

25/09/2019

In our last episode for the series we look at the life of Sally Ride, the first American woman in space, and the youngest American ever to go into space!

https://q***rstempodcast.wixsite.com/website/podcast/episode/3899937c

Listen to the Q***r STEM History Podcast here!

22/09/2019

Our latest episode we share the story of not just one q***r scientist, but two, in our historic le***an power couple spectacular! Martha May Eliot and Ethel Collins Dunham shared an almost 60 year long relationship and were both recognised as pioneers in public health and pediatrics.

https://q***rstempodcast.wixsite.com/website/podcast/episode/3bc97b38/

Listen to the Q***r STEM History Podcast here!

16/09/2019

Our latest episode is on Ben Barres; neurobiologist and the first openly transgender scientist in the National Academy of Sciences. This episode in particular was one we were really passionate about creating, and we're excited to share it with you today.

12/09/2019

Sorry for the minor hiatus, but we're back! Check out Episode 3, where we explore the life of George Washington Carver, one of the most renowned agricultural scientists in America.

Check it out on our website, on iTunes or Spotify. https://q***rstempodcast.wixsite.com/website/podcast/episode/21e75349

24/08/2019

Episode 2 is out!
This week we discussed the life and work of James B. Pollack, an openly gay American astrophysicist who worked at the NASA Ames Research Centre.
Check it out on our website, iTunes and Spotify.
https://q***rstempodcast.wixsite.com/website

15/08/2019

15/08/2019

And here it is! Our website and podcast are now live!

You can check out our first episode here, where we talk about Lynn Conway; legendary computer scientist and transgender activist.

https://q***rstempodcast.wixsite.com/website

14/08/2019

No internet? No problem!
For the last week Lauren and I have been touring remote NT, but we spent our spare time working hard on the podcast. First episode launches soon!