Women in Science and Engineering 

Mason, Edward. “MITx version of introductory biology class has deep roots: 7.00x brings an MIT classic online.” MIT News correspondent. MIT News, 18 Mar. 2013.<http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2013/mitx-700x-introduction-to-biology.html>

The Editors. “100 Reasons to Become a Scientist or Engineer.” American Scientist Vol. 100 no. 4 (July-August 2012): 300. DOI: 10.1511/2012.97.300. Web. <http://www.americanscientist.org/issues/num2/2012/4/100-reasons-to-becom... This link requires a subscription for viewing of the full text of the article.

Sallie (Penny) Chisholm supplied Reason #93 to American Scientist in their list of 100 reasons to become a scientist or engineer. Chisholm describes enjoying science as a “way of knowing” and being able to tell a story that people must believe, even if it was not about a topic of their interest, because sufficient evidence exists.

Thomson, Elizabeth A. “Study points to career/family concerns among women engineering faculty.” MIT News Office. MIT News, 29 Mar. 2000. <http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2000/women-0329.html>