This March, the Women’s Health Research Institute is celebrating Women’s History Month by paying tribute to the women who have shaped the fields and science and medicine. Through a series of blog posts, we will highlight female scientists, physicians, and scholars who have furthered our understanding of health and disease.

Below we’ve compiled just a few local and national resources which support and promote women in science and medicine.

Professional Societies

• Women in Science Field Museum Chicago
• Association for Women in Science Chicago
• Association for Women in Science (AWIS)
• Graduate Women in Science (GWIS)
• Organization for Women in Science for the Developing World (OWSD)
• Society of Women Engineers (SWE)
• American Association of University Women (AAUW)
• American Medical Women's Association (AMWA)
• Sociologist for Women in Society (SWS)

Northwestern University Organizations

• Women in Science and Engineering Research (WISER) 

K-12 Students

• Women's Health Summer Program (WHSP) Here at Northwestern
• AWIS Outreach 
• UIC Women in Stem Education (WISE)
• Girls 4 Science 

Other Resources:

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