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Discovery Days: Women in Science

  • The Bakken Museum 3537 Zenith Avenue South Minneapolis, MN, 55416 United States (map)

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Get inspired by women using science, technology, and the humanities to make the world a better place. Join us for a family-focused event featuring hands-on activity tables, interactive experiments, and demonstrations by community partners. 

Event highlights include: 

  • See how clinicians from Gillette Children’s Specialty Healthcare use technology to customize patient care, creating personalized prosthetics and orthotics. 

  • Try a biome-matching activity with the University of Minnesota CBS Conservatory and Botanical Collection.

  • Learn about how plants are used to make medicine – and poison – with the Northland Regional Chapter of the Society of Toxicology (NLSOT)

  • Meet innovative female scientists from H.B. Fuller

  • And more!

This event is recommended for ages 5-14, plus friends and family. Discovery Day access and activities are included with the cost of museum admission. 

The Bakken Museum seeks an inclusive and supportive environment for all people. Women in Science refers to cis women, trans, non-binary, gender non-conforming, genderqueer, gender expansive, and female-identifying people. 

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