Role model cards: Pioneers in medicine

Each month, Her Guide will offer a set of cards you can share with your girl(s). The intention is to introduce her to a new role model each day.

Sample card

These cards are easy to print on letter size paper and cut out. Put one in her lunchbox each day, slip one under her door, read it aloud at the dinner table, or find another creative way to share one with her.

In honor of all the women working on the healthcare fronts lines right now, we’re sharing leaders in medicine and science, including pioneers in the identification and treatment of viruses such as HIV and Polio.

Download this month’s cards (PDF)

Along with the cards, here are some interesting reads about women in medicine and the global pandemic.

The 10 most influential women in the history of medicine, Proclinical

Who is Deborah Birx?, Oprah Magazine

Coronavirus: 9 ways you can support gender equality from your home, World Economic Forum

Canada’s Chief Medical Officers put women’s leadership in the spotlight, Policy Options

And, meet some young scientists

A teen scientist’s invention to help wounds heal, TED Talk

Meet Olivia Hallisey, the Teen Who Created Her Own Ebola Test, Teen Vogue

Note: Information on the cards is pulled from various sources;
source is cited on each card.