This book is dedicated to all the participants - students and teachers - from the partner countries, namely Italy, Greece, Türkiye, France, Romania and Jordan, who brought this project to life.

NOTE; For reasons of personal data protection the work of the transnational student groups is cited under their educators' names. 

Contents Page - Poem Titles

Lotte Reiniger - The Movie Maker   (black poetry)                p.6

Hedy Lamarr - The Diva Inventor    (acrostic)                         p.8

Marthe Gautier - The French Doctor   (bio poem)                   p.10

Lotte Reiniger - The Paper Cutter    ('I am'  poem)                  p.12

Marthe Gautier - The Brilliant Researcher  (cinquain)             p.14

Henrietta Swan Leavitt - The Space Explorer (diamante)      p.16

Vera Rubin - Reaching for the Stars  (diamante)                       p.18

 Rosalind Franklin - Mother of the DNA (cinquain)                 p.20

Mary Papanikolaou - Working in the Shadows(diamante)      p.22

Margaret Keane - The Big Eyes (cinquain)                              p.24

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Alice  Ball - Leprosy Healer  (acrostic)                                        p.26

Katherine Johnson -  The NASA Mathematician  (diamante)     p.28

Mary Papanikolaou - The Pap Test Developer  (cinquain)          p.30

Lotte Reiniger - The Silhouette Artist (cinquain)                        p.32

Marthe Gautier - The Genetic Researcher (cinquain )               p.34

Margaret Keane - The Big Eyes Artist (bio poem)                     p.36

Rosalind Franklin - The Architect of Life  (('I am'  poem)          p.38

Chien-Shiung Wu - Shadowed Genius (cinquain)                      p.40

Hatice Nüzhet Gökdoğan-The First Magnitude (black poetry)p.42

Ada Lovelace- First Computer Programmer(Cinquain )                        p.44

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Nettie Stevens- A Geneticist (diamante poem)                      p.46

Henrietta Swan Leavitt- American Astronomer('I am'  poem)     p.48

Esther Lederberg- A Brilliant Scientist (black poetry)          p.50

Artemisia Gentileschi - Strength on Canvas (diamante )        p.52

Grace Hopper - The Queen of Computer Code (acrostic)    p.54

Jocelyn Bell Burnell -The Child of the Stars (bio Poem)        p.56

Eunice Newton Foote - Pioneer in Science ( Cinquain)         p.58

Simone Melchior Cousteau - Underwater Videographer 

('I am' Poem)                                                                               p.60

Fanny Mendelssohn - A Great Composter (A Bio Poem)      p.62

Gerda Taro - Brave Photojournalist (Acrostic)                       p.64

Contents Page - Poem Titles

Vera Rubin  -Eyes on the Invisible   (a cinquain poem)           p.66

Grace Hopper - The Queen of Code  ('I am'  poem)               p.68

Nettie Stevens - A Genetics Pioneer (Diamante )                  p.70

Hedy Lamarr: Beauty and Brain (acrostic poem)                     p.72

Alice Ball -  A Brilliant Chemist ('I am' poem)                           p.74

Alice Guy - The First Frame (black poetry)                             p.76

Trotula de Ruggiero - The lady of Salerno (acrostic poem)    p.78

Mileva Marić - Shadow of  a Genius (A Bio poem)                  p.80

Eileen Grey - The Modern Muse (cinquain)                            p.82

Nabawiya Musa - The Pioneer of Knowledge (diamante)      p.84

Trotula de Ruggiero - The Physician History Tried to Erase 

(cinquain)                                                                                      p.86                                                                                      

Team 1

Theofani Iatropoulou - Thessaloniki, Greece (Poem)

Francesca Carito - Catanzaro, Italy (Drawing)

(Black poetry)

Lotte Reiniger -

The Movie Maker

Team 2

Theofani Iatropoulou - Thessaloniki, Greece (Poem)

Serap Tuncer - Amasya, Türkiye  (Drawing) 

(An acrostic poem)

Hedy Lamarr - The Diva Inventor

Hollywood star

Engineering student in Vienna

Developer of a system that was the basis of Wi-Fi

Young girl who became an actress

Lamarr, a diva

Award winner just before her death

Mother of Wi-Fi

Austrian in origin 

Really brilliant 

Respected as an inventor late in her life

Team 3

Theofani Iatropoulou -Thessaloniki, Greece (Poem)

Ayşenur Atmacan - Amasya, Türkiye (Drawing)

(A bio poem)

Martha Gautier - The French Doctor

Marthe

Smart,creative, poor

Daughter of a farmer 

Lover of science and discoveries

Who felt unappreciated, sad and ignored

Who discovered the cause of Down Syndrome

Who wanted to help ill children

Resident of France

Gautier

Team 4

Theofani Iatropoulou -Thessaloniki, Greece (Poem)

Kler Radosavlevici - Moldova Nouă, România (Drawing)

("I am" poem)

Lotte Reiniger - The Paper Cutter

I am a creative and imaginative woman

I wonder how I can make an animated film

I hear the 'snip-snip' of scissors when I cut the paper
I see my own handmade shadow figures come alive

I touch the black cardboard and my scissors

I feel proud and excited

I worry that my paper figures might tear

I dream that I will be remembered in the future

I am a creative and imaginative woman

Team 5

Theofani Iatropoulou - Thessaloniki, Greece (Poem) 

Claudia Mărculescu -  Moldova Nouă, România (Drawing) 

(A cinquain)

Marthe Gautier  - The Brilliant Researcher 

Marthe 

Smart, creative

Creating, searching, discovering

Finding one extra chromosome

 Doctor

Team 6

Theofani Iatropoulou - Thessaloniki, Greece (Poem) 

Deborah Seiller - Pacé, France (Drawing)

(A diamante poem)

Henrietta Swan Leavitt - The Space Explorer

Henrietta

Hardworking, unknown

Looking, searching, measuring

Stars, galaxies, planets, moon

Reaching, inspiring, glowing

Famous, respected 

Astronomer

Team 7

Maria Grammatikopoulou - Thessaloniki, Greece (Poem) 

Esra Duman - Kahramanmaraş,Türkiye (Drawing)

(a diamante poem)

Vera Rubin - Reaching for the Stars

Vera

Smart, unknown

Searching, looking, discovering,

Stars, black matter, galaxies, planets

Inspiring, teaching, scoping

Respected, recognizable 

Astronomer

Team 8

Maria Grammatikopoulou - Thessaloniki, Greece (Poem)

Caterina Cosima Scoleri - Serra San Bruno, Italy (Drawing)

(a cinquain poem)

Rosalind Franklin - Mother of the DNA

Rosalind

Clever, bright

Searching, finding, studying

Discovering the DNA world

Scientist

Team 9

Maria Grammatikopoulou - Thessaloniki, Greece (Poem)

 Maria Antonia Daniele - Serra San Bruno, Italy  (Drawing)

(a diamante poem)

Mary Papanikolaou - Working in the Shadows

Mary

Bright, creative

Contributing, searching, supporting

Commitment, lab, cancer, experiments

Motivating, inspiring, empowering

Overlooked, unknown

Companion

Team 10

Maria Grammatikopoulou - Thessaloniki, Greece (Poem)

Reema Bataineh - Bani Kinanah, Jordan (Drawing)

(a cinquain poem)

Margaret Keane - The Big Eyes

Margaret

Overlooked, creative

Painting, claiming, imagining
Painted big, expressive eyes
Brave

Team 11

Evanthia Armirouli - Nikaia, Greece (Poem)

Francesca Carito - Catanzaro, Italy (Drawing)

(An acrostic Poem)

 Alice Ball - Leprosy Healer

Amazing scientist

Loved chemistry

Invented leprosy treatment

Cured many people

Early science pioneer

Brave woman 

Achieved great things

Led the way

Long-lasting legacy

Team 12

Evanthia Armirouli - Nikaia, Greece (Poem)                         

Serap Tuncer - Amasya, Türkiye (Drawing) 

(A Diamante Poem)

Katherine Johnson - The NASA Mathematician

Katherine

Brilliant, determined

Calculating, solving, proving

Numbers, space, rockets, NASA

Inspiring, revealing, changing

Overlooked, unrecognized

Heroine

Team 13

Evanthia Armirouli - Nikaia, Greece (Poem)            

Ayşenur Atmacan - Amasya, Türkiye (Drawing)

(A Cinquain Poem)

Mary Papanikolaou - The PAP Test Developer

                             Mary

                       Kind, helpful

             Watching, helping, learning

           Caring for women's health

                            Partner

Team 14

Vicky Karatsivouli - Nikaia, Greece (Poem)

Kler Radosavlevici - Moldova Nouă, România (Drawing)

(A Cinquain Poem)

Lotte Reiniger - The Silhouette Artist

 Lotte

  Creative, imaginative

Cutting, animating, filming

Silhouettes dancing on screen

Animator

Team 15

Vicky Karatsivouli - Nikaia, Greece (Poem)                               Claudia Mărculescu -  Moldova Nouă, România (Drawing)

(A Cinquain Poem)

Marthe Gautier - The Genetic Researcher

                               Marthe

                    Careful, intelligent

       Studying, discovering, researching

              Found the extra chromosome 

                            Geneticist

Team 16

Areti Paikou - Nikaia, Greece (Poem)

Deborah Seiller - Pacé, France (Drawing)

(A Bio Poem)

Margaret Keane - The Big Eyes Artist

Margaret

Creative, bold, determined, imaginative

Wife of Walter Keane

Lover of painting, big eyes, art

Who felt joy, sadness, courage

Who created unforgettable paintings of big-eyed figures

Who wanted to see recognition for her work

Resident of Nashville, USA

Keane

Team 17

Areti Paikou - Nikaia, Greece (Poem)                                

Esra Duman - Kahramanmaraş,Türkiye (Drawing)

(" I am Poem")

Rosalind Franklin - The Architect of Life

I am curious, clever I am

I wonder what DNA looks like

I hear the click of the X-Ray

I see shapes of tiny crystals

I touch the glass slides

I feel excited to discover

I worry my work is ignored

I dream that women's work won't be stolen

I am curious, clever I am

Team 18

Esra Duman - Kahramanmaraş,Türkiye  (Poem)                                Caterina Cosima Scoleri - Serra San Bruno, Italy (Drawing)

(A Cinquain Poem)

Chien-Shiung Wu - Shadowed Genius

Wu

Strong, diligent

Measuring, fixing, proving

Overshadowed by male bias

Erasure

Team 19

Esra Duman - Kahramanmaraş,Türkiye  (Poem)                               

Maria Antonia Daniele - Serra San Bruno, Italy (Drawing)

(Black poetry)

Hatice Nüzhet Gökdoğan-The First Magnitude

Team 20

Serap Tuncer - Amasya, Türkiye  (Poem)                                            Reema Bataineh - Bani Kinanah, Jordan (Drawing)

(A Cinquain Poem)

 Ada Lovelace - First Computer Programmer

 Ada
 Brilliant, visionary
 Calculating, imagining, innovating
 First programmer of computers
 Pioneer

Team 21

Serap Tuncer - Amasya, Türkiye  (Poem)                          

Theofani Iatropoulou - Thessaloniki, Greece (Drawing)

(A Diamante Poem)

Nettie Stevens - A Geneticist

 Nettie  

Curious, determined 

Researching, observing, discovering Chromosomes, genetics, cells, inheritance Inspiring, teaching, influencing

 Respected, groundbreaking 

Geneticist

Team 22

Ayşenur Atmacan - Amasya, Türkiye  (Poem)                     

Maria Grammatikopoulou - Thessaloniki, Greece (Drawing)

(" I am Poem")

Henrietta Swan Leavitt - American Astronomer

I am patient and curious
I wonder how stars reveal distance
I hear observatory instruments
I see stars on photographic plates
I touch glass plates of light
I feel wonder at the universe
I worry my work is unnoticed
I dream of measuring the universe

I am patient and curious

Team 23

Ayşenur Atmacan - Amasya, Türkiye  (Poem)                                    Evanthia Armirouli - Nikaia, Greece (Drawing)

(black poetry)

Esther Lederberg - A Brilliant Scientist

(A Diamante Poem)

           Artemisia Gentileschi - Strength on Canvas 

Artemisia,

Brave, strong,

Painting, exploring, expressing,

Canvas, pigment, chiaroscuro, patronage 

Reclaiming, rising, radiating,

Iconic, inspirational 

Artist 

Team 24

Kler Radosavlevici - Moldova Nouă, România (Poem)

Areti Paikou - Nikaia, Greece (Drawing)

( An Acrostic Poem)    

Grace Hopper  - The Queen of Computer Code    

Great ideas filled her mind

Ready to solve hard problems 

Always curious about computers

Creating programs to help people

Every challenge made her shine bright

Hardworking, she reached new heights

Open to learning, her future was bright

Proud to do what was right

Pushing technology into the light

Encouraging others with all her might

Remembered today as an inspiring light

Team 25 

Kler Radosavlevici - Moldova Nouă, România (Poem)

Vicky Karatsivouli - Nikaia, Greece (Drawing)

                                (A Bio Poem) 

Jocelyn Bell Burnell  -  The Child of the Stars   

Jocelyn 

Curious, intelligent, determined 

Student of Antony Hewish 

Lover of science, stars and discovery 

Who felt injustice, motivation and hope 

The discoverer of pulsars 

Who wanted to see equal recognition for women in science 

Resident of the United Kingdom 

Bell Burnell 

Team 26 

Claudia Mărculescu -  Moldova Nouă, România (Poem)

Theofani Iatropoulou - Thessaloniki, Greece (Drawing) 

Team 24

                             (A Cinquain Poem)   

        Eunice Newton Foote - Pioneer in Science    

        Eunice 

        Curious, intelligent 

        Experimenting, observing, discovering 

        Revealed heat trapping power 

      Scientist 

Team 27 

Claudia Mărculescu -  Moldova Nouă, România (Poem)         Evanthia Armirouli - Nikaia, Greece (Drawing) 

(" I am Poem")

Simone Melchior-Cousteau - 

Underwater Videographer

I am the First Lady of the ocean and the only woman on the Calypso
I wonder about the secrets of the sea
I hear the wind whisper in my ear
I see the ocean's animals swim gracefully
I touch the soft wood, and let the cold water slide between my fingers
I feel inspired filming beautiful underwater scenes
I worry that I'll be forgotten because I'm a woman
I dream the world will remember my hard work

I am the First Lady of the ocean and the only woman on the Calypso

Team 28

Deborah Seiller - Pacé, France (Poem)

 Theofani Iatropoulou - Thessaloniki, Greece(Drawing)

(" Bio poem")

Fanny Mendelssohn - A Great Composer

Fanny

Brilliant, talented, creative

Daughter of a banker and sister of Felix

Lover of composing, playing the piano and her brother 

 Who felt educated and skilled

Who composed hundreds of pieces

Resident of Berlin

Mendelssohn

Team 29

Deborah Seiller - Pacé, France (Poem)          

Maria Grammatikopoulou - Thessaloniki, Greece (Drawing)

(An acrostic Poem)

 Gerda Taro - Brave Photojournalist

German Jewish immigrant

Emerged as an independant photojournalist

Relationship with Robert Capa

Determined to work in dangerous situations

Accomplished assignments with Capa and alone

Taking photos of the Spanish civil war

Achievements were largely forgotten

Rarely remembered, she died too young

Overshadowed by her lover

Team 30

Deborah Seiller - Pacé, France (Poem)

Vicky Karatsivouli - Nikaia, Greece (Drawing)

Team 31

Francesca Carito- Catanzaro, Italy   (Poem)                       

Areti Paikou-Nikaia, Greece (Drawing)

(A cinquain poem)

Vera Rubin: Eyes on the Invisible

Vera

Determinated, brilliant

Analyzing, observing, demonstrating

Revealed the hidden universe

Visionary

Team 32

Francesca Carito - Catanzaro, Italy   (Poem)                           Maria Grammatikopoulou - Thessaloniki, Greece (Drawing)

(" I am Poem")

I am Grace Hopper: The Queen of Code

I am a pioneer and an inventor

I wonder if computers will understand human language

I hear the sound of computers working

I see codes and numbers on the screen

I touch the keys that create the first programs

I feel excited by new discoveries

I worry about inefficiency

I dream of a future where everyone can speak to computers

I am a pioneer and an inventor

Team 33

Francesca Carito - Catanzaro, Italy   (Poem)                       Evanthia Armirouli - Nikaia, Greece (Drawing)

(a diamante poem)

Nettie Stevens - A Genetics Pioneer

Nettie

Brilliant, meticulous

Researching, staining, analyzing

Beetles, chromosomes, embryos, science

Discovering, proving, illuminating

Persistent, visionary

Genetics

Team 34

Francesca Carito - Catanzaro, Italy   (Poem)                           

Vicky Karatsivouli - Nikaia, Greece (Drawing)

(an acrostic poem)

Hedy Lamarr: Beauty and Brains

Hedy was a famous woman

Everyone knew her as an actress

During her life she loved Science

Young inventors can learn from her

Lamarr had a brilliant mind

Also she invented new technology

Many people didn't know this

Amazing ideas came from her

Real talent and curiosity

Remember her as an inventor

Team 35

Caterina Cosima Scoleri - Serra San Bruno, Italy (Poem)

Deborah Seiller - Pacé, France (Drawing)                                                                                         

                                          ('I am' poem)

                           Alice Ball: A Brilliant Chemist

I am Alice Ball, I am a pioneer of Academia, I am an African American voice

I wonder what secret makes oil so docile to my hands

I hear the fragile song of the glass

I see the suffering of the world settling in my eyes

I touch the pain of wounded souls

I feel powerful and can light something in the dark

I worry that my hands are being rejected, not for what they do, but for what they are

I dream of giving light back to the world

I am Alice Ball, I am a pioneer of Academia, I am an African American voice  

Team 36

Caterina Cosima Scoleri - Serra San Bruno, Italy (Poem)

Serap Tuncer - Amasya, Türkiye (Drawing)     

                               (A black poem)

                      Alice Guy - The First Frame

Team 37

 Maria Antonia Daniele - Serra San Bruno, Italy  (Poem)

Ayşenur Atmacan - Amasya, Türkiye (Drawing)

                                             (an acrostic poem)

Trotula de Ruggiero: The Lady of Salerno

Trustworthy medical advice was Trotula's legacy for medieval women in Salerno

Responsible for spreading medical knowledge to women, she broke many social barriers

Objective healing and empowering women

Tenacious in her research, she revolutionized medicine

Unique in her era, she was a female physician

Loyal to her patients, she served them with care

Ambitious spirit in a male-dominated world

Team 38

 Maria Antonia Daniele - Serra San Bruno, Italy  (Poem)

Kler Radosavlevici - Moldova Nouă, România (Drawing) 

(a bio poem)

Mileva Marić: Shadow of a Genius

Mileva

Intelligent, brilliant, capable and tenacious

Daughter of an attentive father and wife of the famous scientist Einstein

Lover of Mathematics and Physics

Who felt determined, discouraged and ignored

Who created the scientific basis for her husband’s theory

Who wanted to be remembered as a co-author of the theory of relativity

Resident of Zurich, Switzerland

Marić

Team 39

 Maria Antonia Daniele - Serra San Bruno, Italy  (Poem)

 Maria Grammatikopoulou - Thessaloniki, Greece (Drawing) 

(a cinquain)

Eileen Grey: The Modern Muse

Eileen

Creative, independent

Crafting, innovating, architecting

Design for everyday life

Visionary

Team 40

 Reema Bataineh - Bani Kinanah, Jordan  (Poem)

Esra Duman - Kahramanmaraş,Türkiye (Drawing)

(a diamante poem)

Nabawiya Musa - The Pioneer of Knowledge

Nabawiyya

Brave,   persistent

Learning,    challenging,     writing

Pen,    school,    thought,  equality

Teaching,  founding, defying

Pioneering,     timeless

Bold

Team 41

 Reema Bataineh - Bani Kinanah, Jordan (Poem)

Francesca Carito - Catanzaro, Italy (Drawing)

(A cinquain poem)

Trotula de Ruggiero -The Physician History Tried to Erase

Trotula 

Brilliant, ignored

Healing, writing,persisting

Her credit taken away 

Pioneer