Film and series gallery

FILM

Les Figures De L’ombre

Women highlighted: Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan, Mary Jackson

Abstract: Three African-American mathematicians crucial for the American space conquest in the 1960s, who remained in the shadow of their male colleagues.

Radioactive

Women highlighted: Marie Curie

Abstract: Portrait of the double Nobel laureate, recounting her life, her discoveries, and the resistances she faced in a male scientific environment.

Picture A Scientist

Women highlighted: Nancy Hopkins, Raychelle Burks, Jane Willenbring.

Abstract: The documentary Picture a Scientist follows three women researchers confronted with sexism in the scientific community. The film denounces these discriminations and calls for a more equitable and inclusive science.

SÉRIE

Mrs America

Context: Series on the American feminist movement of the 1970s.

Abstract: The series traces the struggle between American feminist activists and Phyllis Schlafly, a conservative who opposes the amendment on equal rights, revealing the fractures of the women's movement.

Call The Midwife

Context: Although focused on midwives, the series values female scientific knowledge in 1950s–60s London.

Abstract: Midwives in 1950s–60 London work for women’s and families' health, embodying the scientific competence and humanity often ignored by care professionals.