Karen Gibson

Writing about awesome people, places, and ideas. Author of 30+ children's books. Also creating engaging learning experiences as an instructional designer.

[Karen Gibson @Gibson4writing]

#BackToSchool Remember, #education starts with #Reading

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Happy #womensequalityday #womeninSTEM #kidsbooks

[Karen Gibson @Gibson4writing]

Happy International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples. About 476 million people in the world are indigenous. They live in more than 90 countries in every region and speak more than 4,000 languages.

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June 18 1983. Thank you, Sally Ride. #womeninstem #space #astronauts

[India Jackson @astro_beauty]

It is my honor to announce that I have made history as the first black woman to receive a PhD in Physics from @GeorgiaStateU! During this journey I attained:

BS MATH
MS MATH
MS PHYSICS
MS Computer Science
PhD Astrophysics

[Karen Gibson @Gibson4writing]

@airandspace The greatest aviation mystery and why we are still so fascinated 87 years later.

[Karen Gibson @Gibson4writing]

Happy National Astronaut Day! On this day in 1961, the U.S. had its first spaceflight when Alan Shepard went to space.

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@NASA_Astronauts @Astro_Suni Suni is one of the astronauts I profiled in my book, Women in Space. And she continues to do amazing things and be an amazing person. So excited about the launch! #womeninstem #kidsbooks

[National Air and Space Museum @airandspace]

60 years ago today, Jerrie Mock was awarded the FAA's Decoration for Exceptional Service for her groundbreaking solo flight around the world. Read more: https://t.co/4eveXUIKUn

[Karen Gibson @Gibson4writing]

Tornado season once began around this time each year. In recent years, tornado alley has become larger. The good news is that due to the work of meteorologists, there are now more warnings and fewer fatalities. Be weather aware. Meteorology is a fascinating field.

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#WomensHistoryMonth #WomenInHistory #InspirationalWomen

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We only have one #earth – turn off the lights! #earthhour24 #BiggestHourForEarth!

[Karen Gibson @Gibson4writing]

#WomensHistoryMonth2024 #WomenInHistory #strongwomen

[Hubble @NASAHubble]

Next up for #WomensHistoryMonth, meet Dr. Nancy Currie-Gregg!

She flew on the fourth mission to service Hubble, and operated the space shuttle’s robotic arm to retrieve and redeploy the telescope during a series of five spacewalks: https://t.co/nmjzPxH7sA

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#WomensHistoryMonth #womeninstem #HerStory #WomenInHistory

[Karen Gibson @Gibson4writing]

#WomensHistoryMonth2024 #WomenInHistory #InspirationalWomen #StrongWomen

[National Air and Space Museum @airandspace]

On this day in 1995, Eileen Collins became the first woman to pilot the space shuttle, piloting Discovery on its STS-63 mission. She later also became the first woman to command the space shuttle. She reflects on her career in #ASQ: https://t.co/CY99JY0fcK

[Karen Gibson @Gibson4writing]

On this date in 1986, the Challenger exploded after launch, killing 7 extraordinary individuals. A wonderful way to honor them is by checking out the Challenger Center established by their families. https://t.co/XgIwvYOTfF #yabooks #history #nonfiction #womeninstem #astronaut

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@Phoebe_A_Morgan @HodderFiction @SlaughterKarin @veroniquebaxter @DHAbooks @HodderBooks

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We honor #martinlutherking on his birthday today. He said: "Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly." #vote