In July 2025, AIP started an initiative to improve the documentation and contributions of women in the physical sciences. With the help of the Henry Luce Foundation, the project is underway and I will be working as the newly minted Archives Fellow.
As the fellow, I am tasked with improving the historical record of women in the physical sciences across a variety of areas. I am conducting archival research and identifying stories that forefront women scientists’ experiences in their professional, academic, and personal lives. This will take the form of blog posts and social media posts, highlighting themes and through lines across NBLA’s oral history and archival collections. I am also enhancing the oral history collection by conducting new oral history interviews with scientists at various stages in their careers. Lastly, I am supporting NBLA’s ongoing outreach endeavors, such as participating in Wikipedia edit-a-thons to improve and promote historical information about women in the physical sciences and their discoveries in the field.