This month’s cover features a photograph of two unidentified women at work in a lab on the New Mexico State University campus using a microscope and other scientific equipment. The photograph was taken around 1966-1968 by the New Mexico State University (NMUS) Information Services Department and comes from the NMSU Library Archives and Special Collections. More information is available at https://lib.nmsu.edu/archives/.

The image is a perfect way to celebrate the International Day of Women and Girls in Science on February 11, which celebrates the achievements of women in the field and focuses on encouraging gender equality in STEM fields, in which women remain underrepresented. To learn more about the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, visit https://www.un.org/en/observances/women-and-girls-in-science-day. 

Image courtesy of the New Mexico State University Library, Archives and Special Collections, UA81-3-Information Services-3947p.