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Field Museum Women on Film
Here are a selection of short films featuring the women who do science and the women who support science at the Field Museum.
Video: Fossil Carrion Feeders Margaret is an Associate Curator in the Division of Insects at The Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago and Chenyang is a Master's Student at the Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology in China.
Listen also to our podcast series featuring women at FMNH.
- Janet Voight - Exploring Unknown Deep Sea Ecosystems
- Melanie Hopkins - Trilobite Evolution
- Sabine Huhndorf - Ascomycete Fungi ; Sexual and Asexual Reproduction in Fungi ; Decomposition ; Being a Successful Scientist and Working Mom
- Shannon Hackett - The Emerging Pathogen Project ; Biodiversity and Museum Collections
- Holly Lutz - Can working at The Field Museum change your life?
Of course women have been involved in science at the Field Museum for centuries read about some of our "Past Pioneers".
Could this be you?
Subsection:
May 20, 2013
The Field Museum's Women in Science group was joined by Jan Lariviere for a discussion on why fewer women than men reach upper ranks of science.
December 7, 2012
Species names are important--and much like the species they refer to, names often change over time, too. Since the origins of natural history, taxonomists have been struggling to keep track of them all.
September 27, 2012
"The city is just a pseudo-cliff," says Mary Hennen, explaining a Peregrine falcon's perspective on Chicago's landscape. Illinois's wild Peregrine falcons might not be here in the first place if it weren't for the Chicago Peregrine Program.
August 3, 2012
Janet Voight does much of her research over a mile below the surface of the ocean, where amazing creatures can be found near hydrothermal vents.
April 13, 2012
Overlooking Stanley Field Hall, 4 beautiful maiden sculptures represent the mission of the Field Museum. Have you seen them? If not, check them out before your next visit!
January 25, 2012
A 4-week paid internship to work on research-based projects with a Museum scientist!
December 22, 2011
Have you ever wondered how plants are prepared and mounted before the get are archived in the Museum's collection? Here is the answer.
November 4, 2011
Visit the Field Musuem's Paleontology lab and check out the fossils Akiko is working on.
October 28, 2011
Join officer Kiki Witherspoon in a short tour of the Grainger Hall of Gems and get a glimpse of her favorite stones. Have you picked yours?
September 30, 2011
Charles Darwin was a prolific writer and Benjamin D. Walsh, Illinois' first entomologist, was one of his American correspondents. Check out Darwin's writings!
