Episode 078 - Bessie Blount Griffin | Inventor, Physical Therapist, and Forensic Scientist

<p>Emlyn tells Emma about Bessie Blount Griffin, an inventor, physical therapist, and forensic scientist. </p> <p> </p> <p>Learn about us and other women in STEM on our website <a href='https://www.stemfatalepodcast.com/'>https://www.stemfatalepodcast.com/</a> </p> <p> </p> <p>Sources</p> <p>Main Story - Bessie Blount Griffin</p> <ol><li style="font-weight:400;">Amisha Padnani. Overlooked No More: Bessie Blount, Nurse, Wartime Inventor and Handwriting Expert. New York Times. March 27, 2019. <a href='https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/27/obituaries/bessie-blount-overlooked.html'>https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/27/obituaries/bessie-blount-overlooked.html</a></li> <li style="font-weight:400;">Elena Ferrarin. Bessie Blount Griffin: A Black Woman's Journey to Pioneering Forensic Scientist. True Crime Blog: Stories & News, A & E. March 9, 2021. <a href='https://www.aetv.com/real-crime/bessie-blount-griffin'>https://www.aetv.com/real-crime/bessie-blount-griffin</a></li> <li style="font-weight:400;">"Bessie Blount Griffin." Contemporary Black Biography, vol. 135, Gale, 2017. Gale In Context: Biography, link.gale.com/apps/doc/K1606007708/BIC?u=uga&sid=bookmark-BIC&xid=86f6c869. Accessed 15 Aug. 2021.</li> <li style="font-weight:400;">Portable Receptacle Support Patent: <a href='https://pdfpiw.uspto.gov/.piw?PageNum=0&docid=2550554'>https://pdfpiw.uspto.gov/.piw?PageNum=0&docid=2550554</a> </li> </ol><p>Women who Work </p> <ol><li style="font-weight:400;"><a href='https://www.cell.com/trends/ecology-evolution/fulltext/S0169-5347(21)00197-X?_returnURL=https%3A%2F%2Flinkinghub.elsevier.com%2Fretrieve%2Fpii%2FS016953472100197X%3Fshowall%3Dtrue#figures'>Shape-shifting: changing animal morphologies as a response to climatic warming</a></li> <li style="font-weight:400;"><a href='https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/09/210907110718.htm'>The warming climate is causing animals to 'shapeshift'</a>  </li> </ol><p>Music </p> <p>“Mary Anning” by Artichoke</p> <p>“Work” by Rihanna</p> <p>Cover Image</p