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Women in Science: Opportunities

9:00a.m. - 6:00 p.m. ET
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Benjamin Franklin Hall

427 Chestnut St. 

Philadelphia, PA 19106

Free and open to the public.

Please RSVP here to attend. 

Event Type
Public Lecture
NASA Science Fair

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Inspired by its 2023 exhibition Pursuit and Persistence: 300 Years of Women in Science, the American Philosophical Society will host an international conference reflecting on the past, present, and future opportunities for women in science.

The conference will be held in-person at the Society in Philadelphia on October 6, 2023. A full schedule may be found here. 

The conference is free and open to all, but registration is required to attend. All sessions will be livestreamed.

Image courtesy of NASA. Photographer: Dominic Hart

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