MacArthur Fellows recognizes 11 women

The 2025 MacArthur Fellows list features 11 women, or half the list. The women include an artist and filmmaker, a composer and playwright, an archaeologist, a cultural anthropologist and a political scientist. The annual list recognizes “exceptional, creative and inspiring people,” and MacArthur Fellows receive “genius grants” of $800,000. The women are:
• Garrett Bradley, an artist and filmmaker.
• Heather Christian, a composer and playwright.
• Archaeologist Kristina Douglass.
• Political scientis Hanrie Han.
• Tonika Lewis Johnson, a photographer and social justice artist.
• Ieva Jusionyte, a cultural anthropologist.
• Evolutionary biologist Toby Kiers.
• Margaret Wickens Pearce, a cartographer.
• Gala Porras-Kim, an interdisciplinary artist.
• Neurobiologist and optometrist Teresa Puthussery.
• Mathematician Lauren K. Williams.