Celebrating Women in Science Champions the Work Done by Women in Science Fields, at the Museum, in Northeast Ohio and Around the PROJECT EXHIBIT Globe

ELEBRATING W MEN IN SC ENCE

NOV 2017 - APR 2018

The Cleveland Museum of Natural History celebrates the incredible stories and achievements of women in science and their impact on a new generation.

THE BEARDED LADY Celebrating Women in Science champions the work done by women in science fields, at the Museum, in Northeast Ohio and around the PROJECT EXHIBIT globe. The Museum will launch this series of exhibits and events with a special edition of The Explorer Series featuring Harvard theoretical DROP-IN DISCOVERY physicist Dr. Lisa Randall.

The centerpiece of the celebration is The Bearded Lady Project: SPECIAL PROGRAMS Challenging the Face of Science exhibit, on view at the Museum from Saturday, November 11 through Sunday, February 18. EXPLORER SERIES Featuring the Museum’s own Curator of Paleobotany and Paleoecology, Dr. Denise Su, this national touring photography exhibit showcases LECTURES the work of brilliant female paleontologists while shining a light on the challenges they face in a male-dominated field. EVENTS AROUND Accompanying The Bearded Lady Project, will be a Museum-produced TOWN exhibit that introduces guests to the many accomplished female scientists who work at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History and blaze new trails of discovery every day.

1 WADE OVAL DRIVE, UNIVERSITY CIRCLE, CLEVELAND, OH 44106 CMNH.ORG THE CELEBRATION INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING SPECIAL EVENTS AND PROGRAMS:

ELEBRATING SPECIAL PROGRAMS IN WOMEN IN FIELD SCIENCES PANEL DISCUSSION W MEN SC ENCE TUESDAY, JANUARY 23 PIZZA PARTY 6pm; PANEL DISCUSSION 7-9pm Do you want to know what it’s like being a woman field scientist? Enjoy a showing of The Bearded Lady Project film, celebrating the work of female paleontologists and highlighting the challenges they face. After the film, a panel of scientists will answer hard-hitting and hard-to-ask questions and discuss what it’s really like to work in their various fields of science. Free, but requires registration. EXPLORING OSTEOLOGY TUESDAY, JANUARY 30, 7-8:30pm An “Exploring Osteology” class with Museum Curator of Human Explorer Series Lecture The Bearded Lady Project International Women Health and Evolutionary Medicine Dr. Nicole Burt, offering guests the Dr. Lisa Randall Dr. Denise Su and Girls in Science Day chance to learn about health directly from a leading expert in the field in a classroom setting. INTERNATIONAL WOMEN AND GIRLS IN SCIENCE DAY SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 10am-4pm The event features opportunities to meet and interact with female scientists from the Museum and other Northeast Ohio institutions, a panel discussion on women in science with local female scientific leaders, and showings of the The Bearded Lady Project film.

EXPLORER SERIES LECTURES Explorer Series Lecture Exploring Osteology Scientist Saturdays Dr. Janet Kavandi Dr. Nicole Burt Dr. Nicole Gunter DARK MATTER AND THE DINOSAURS FRIDAY, OCTOBER 13, 7pm Dr. Lisa Randall, Frank B. Baird, Jr., Professor of Science, Harvard University DROP-IN DISCOVERY THE EVOLUTION OF SPACEFLIGHT FRIDAY, JANUARY 26, 7pm THE BEARDED LADY PROJECT: Dr. Janet Kavandi, Director, NASA Glenn Research Center CHALLENGING THE FACE OF SCIENCE NOVEMBER 11-FEBRUARY 18 THE SECRET LIVES OF FEMALE CHIMPANZEES Women scientists have been blazing new trails of discovery since FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 7pm the beginning of scientific inquiry, but their impact has been less Dr. Melissa Emery Thompson, Assistant Professor celebrated or even acknowledged than the accomplishments of their of Anthropology, University of New Mexico male counterparts. Learn about the research of these pioneers at this national touring photography exhibit, while we ask the question – HEALING OUR HEALTH CARE SYSTEM if they had a beard would their work be better known? FRIDAY, MARCH 16, 7pm Theresa Brown, Clinical Nurse and Bestselling Author SCIENTIST SATURDAYS, 11am-1pm BABY BIRDS: AN ARTIST LOOKS INTO THE NEST BEGINNING NOVEMBER 11 FRIDAY, APRIL 13, 7pm Meet-and-greets with Museum and local female scientists on Julie Zickefoose, Naturalist and Artist Saturdays throughout the run of The Bearded Lady Project, offering opportunities for one-on-one discussions with working scientists and Explorer Series sponsored by PNC Bank and to understand the hurdles these women have overcome. The Women’s Committee of The Cleveland Museum of Natural History

EXPLORE ONLINE Throughout the season, the Museum will release digital content on AROUND TOWN its website and social media channels, providing in-depth profiles and behind-the-scenes peeks at a day in the life of female scientists. WOMEN OF AVIATION AND ASTRONOMY TOUR at INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S AIR AND SPACE MUSEUM SATURDAY, DECEMBER 16, 10am-Noon WOMEN OF MEDICINE TOUR at DITTRICK MUSEUM OF MEDICAL HISTORY WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 10, 7-9pm REEL SCIENCE: HIDDEN FIGURES at CEDAR LEE THEATRE For more information on partnering in the celebration, SUNDAY, JANUARY 28, 2pm contact Lenora Inez Brown, Manager of Community Engagement A special edition of REEL Science featuring a showing of Hidden Figures and a post-film discussion with astrophysicist andMuseum [email protected] 216.231.4600 ext. 3625 Executive Director and CEO Dr. Evalyn Gates.