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2011 Press

Riverdale Press- Students compete as bots do their bidding
March 16, 2011
The FeMaidens are in the Riverdale Press! The article briefly recaps the events of the NYC regional and talks about how close team members are with each other.

Scientific American - Behind the scenes with the FeMaidens
March 25, 2011
This webpage captures moments during the New York City regional in 2011. A video is also in this blogpost to show how hard the team works during season and during competition.

Society of Women Engineers - The Next Generation of Engineers in Action
February 2011
The FeMaidens are proud to have made news in the pages of the organization "Society of Women Engineers". This news post captures moments during the intense six week build season and the can do spirit of the team.

Between the Walls - All-Girls Robotics
October 15, 2010
This blog talks about the FeMaidens, an all girl robotics team mentored by Hillary Mallar, is an inspiring example of bridging the gender gap that's apparent in engineering. For this year's FIRST competition, the team has split up into 5 organized subgroups (electronics, construction, pneumatics, "mini-bot",and public relations) with a leader directing each section. Each of the girls communicated clearly with each other, a skill atypical among graduate students, and all of them seemed invested and interested in their work.