Steminist Force

Laura W. Carter is a native of Oxford, Alabama. After earning a Bachelor of History in 2008 and a Master of Education in 2009 from the University of Montevallo, she and her husband moved to Huntsville, where they both began their careers as teachers. She has taught history at the high school level since 2013 and is also certified to teach English and language arts. The Elect and Restoration were her first published books, and they were released from a small press beginning in 2013. Since then, she has expanded her writing into all realms of kidlit with a particular fondness toward writing picture books that her son would enjoy. Laura’s adult life has been and continues to be dedicated to working with youth and encouraging them to love stories, history, and learning.

The text of this delightful and informative picture book speaks from the mouths of various occupations from calculators, geologists, doctors, engineers, meteorologists, and others who work with STEM. The illustrations feature many women who work in these occupations from writer Mary Shelley to physicist Katherine Johnson. Single and double page spreads provide illustrations fitting a particular occupation and a few women included, each with her name clearly legible. Diverse women from all over the world are featured for their accomplishments. In all, fifty amazing women are identified. Other pages depict girls marching with signs for STEM or Women Power. The last page directs young readers to the list of these women and encourages readers to then find each one as represented and labelled in the text. This book is truly an inspiration for young girls learning of the opportunities available to them and an education for everyone else.