remarkable women
2021 LONG TERM ART EDUCATION RESIDENCY

together, during the 2021 art residency "remarkable women" we will investigate the contributions of 39 women who have made an impact on american history and who have inspired generations to pursue their dreams.

jane cooke wright &
​angela zhang what the doctor ordered

jane cooke wright
oncologist

JANE COOKE WRIGHT was born in 1919 into a family of famous doctors.  Nicknamed the "Mother of Chemotherapy",  she understood that individual people and different types of cancer both needed to be considered when creating a cocktail of chemotherapy drugs.  Her work has saved thousands of lives and she holds a place as a trailblazer for women. 

4 minute video

angela zhang
research scientist

ANGELA ZHANG  (born in 1994) invented a nanoparticle that can detect cancer cells and deliver medicine without harming healthy cells.  At age seventeen, her work won her $100,000 in the 2011-12 Siemens Competition in Math, Science & Technology and a trip to the White House in 2012.

3 1/2  minute video

above written excerpt is from Shaking things up: 14 young women who changed the world by susan hood

science & art  ​
​wearable art
Materials:
fabric masks
boards & tape
Sharpie markers
​Isopropyl alcohol
pipettes
aprons for Peeps

A few tips and another option
(under 2 minutes)