Episode 021 - Margaret S. Collins | Entomologist

Alternate Title: Midtermites!

This week Emma tells Emlyn about the entomologist and civil rights activist (a.k.a. "the termite lady"), Dr. Margaret S. Collins, and Emlyn tells Emma about four female scientists running for office this November in IN, GA, VA, and NV! 

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Sources

Main Story -  Margaret S. Collins

1. Black Women Scientists in the United States by Wini Warren.
2. Carey, Charles W. "Collins, Margaret S. (1922–1996) Zoologist." African Americans in Science: An Encyclopedia of People and Progress, vol. 1, ABC-CLIO, 2008, pp. 51-52. Gale Virtual Reference Library,
3. Child Prodigy, Pioneer Scientist, and Women and Civil Rights Advocate: Dr. Margaret James Strickland Collins (1922–1996) by Vernard R. Lewis. http://www.bioone.org/doi/10.1653/024.099.0235
4. Strickland, M. (1950), Differences in Toleration of Drying between Species of Termites (Reticulitermes). Ecology, 31: 373-385. https://esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/action/showCitFormats?doi=10.2307%2F1931492
5. Jensen’s AAAS Fellowship. Science  20 May 1977: Vol. 196, Issue 4292, pp. 832. http://science.sciencemag.org/content/196/4292/832.1/tab-article-info
6. “Margaret Collins: Scholar, Civil Rights Activist, and Mentor” by Lisa Fthenakis, March 27, 2018. https://siarchives.si.edu/blog/margaret-collins-scholar-civil-rights-activist-and-mentor

 

Women who werk

Candidates:

1. Edie Hardcastle: Democrat for Indiana State Senate, 49th district. http://hardcastle2018.com/
2. Jasmine Clark: Democrat for Georgia House of Representatives, 108th district. https://www.jasmineclarkforgeorgia.com/
3. Elaine Luria: Democrat for U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia’s 2nd district. https://elaineforcongress.com/
4. Jacky Rosen: Democrat for U.S. Senate from Nevada. https://www.rosenfornevada.com/

Organization helping promote science-oriented candidates: http://www.314action.org/home/

 

Music

“Work” by Rihanna

“Mary Anning” by Artichoke

 

Cover art

Wikipedia