When we ask children to 'draw a scientist' the overwhelming majority will draw a man. This shows that the preconception prevails that women don't belong in science, technology, engineering, and maths (STEM) even though there are plenty of successful women in these fields. Sadly, this notion is reinforced by the fact that we have written so many women out of history. Role models are crucial in getting girls excited about STEM subjects, though! Girls perform better in science when the images in their textbooks include women. Let's stop teaching girls that brilliance doesn't belong to them, and start celebrating women in science! To this end, I have developed a series of crochet patterns for dolls of famous women in science which will bring you (and all children around you) joy and inspiration.

You may have known that Marie Curie won two Nobel prizes and that Sally Ride was the first American woman in space. But did you know that Katherine Johnson's calculations were essential for the success of the Apollo mission? Or that Rosalind Franklin discovered the DNA double helix? I discovered this, and more, on this amazing journey creating these dolls. I hope to spread these dolls far and wide so children everywhere will have women in science to look up to when growing up.

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