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Kimberly Bryant is an African American electrical engineer. Byant founded Black Girls Code, in 2011. 

Black Girls Code is a training course that teaches basic programming concepts to black girls who are underrepresented in technology careers. Additionally, the organization offers programs in computer programming, coding, as well as website, robot, and mobile application-building. 

African-American women make up less than 3% of the workforce in the tech industry and Black Girls Code fights to change and improve this percentage for the better- BGC has a major goal of teaching 1 million girls of color to code by 2040.

In 2014, Bryant was the recipient of Smithsonian Magazine's American Ingenuity Award for Social Progress.

As of this recording, BGC has reached more than 8,000 young women in 15 chapters around the world! 

Interested? What to learn more? Know a little who is interested in STEM. Check out http://www.blackgirlscode.com/

Vandana Shiva is an Indian scholar, environmental activist, food sovereignty advocate, and anti-globalization author.[2] 

She’s based in Delhi, 

Vandana has authored more than twenty books.[3]

Her latest book published 2013 is Making Peace With The Earth  

I am going to share some of Vandana’s accomplishments chronologically: 

In 1978, she completed her PhD in philosophy at the University of Western Ontario,[10]

The focus was the philosophy of physics. 

Her dissertation was titled "Hidden variables and locality in quantum theory" in which she discussed the mathematical and philosophical implications of hidden variable theories that fall outside of the purview of Bell's theorem.[11] 

In 1982, she founded the Research Foundation for Science, Technology and Ecology.[12] 

This led to the creation of Navdanya 

Navdanya is a national movement to protect the diversity and integrity of living resources, especially native seed, the promotion of organic farming and fair trade.

And today, Shiva is still seen as playing a major role in the global Ecofeminist movement. Shiva suggests that a more sustainable and productive approach to agriculture can be achieved through reinstating the system of farming in India that’s more centered on engaging women. 

Here is one of my favorite Vandana quotes:
“You are not Atlas carrying the world on your shoulder. It is good to remember that the planet is carrying you.”