Insights
This collection, by the numbers
Every value below is counted from the 36 records in this edition. These describe the collection's curation, not historical populations.
This collection
Discipline mix
Select a category to open the matching records.
| Category | Count | Share |
|---|---|---|
| STEM | 12 | 33% |
| Humanities | 19 | 53% |
| STEM + Humanities | 5 | 14% |
| Total | 36 |
This collection
Gender balance
As recorded in the master index.
| Category | Count | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Women | 18 | 50% |
| Men | 18 | 50% |
| Total | 36 |
This collection
Local connection tier
Curatorial tier for place-based learning, starting from San Francisco.
| Category | Count | Share |
|---|---|---|
| SF Bay Area | 5 | 14% |
| California | 8 | 22% |
| US | 23 | 64% |
| Total | 36 |
This collection
Documented, mapped place links
124 figure–place links to 62 representative points. Every figure has at least one.
| Category | Count | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Birthplace | 29 | 23% |
| Roots / education | 37 | 30% |
| Work | 58 | 47% |
| Total | 124 |
This collection
Portrait rights status
Derived from each image's recorded rights statement. Select to open the rights register.
| Category | Count | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Source-declared public domain | 7 | 19% |
| CC0 | 1 | 3% |
| CC BY | 2 | 6% |
| No known restrictions | 4 | 11% |
| Reuse supported by agency terms | 4 | 11% |
| Rights unverified | 18 | 50% |
| Total | 36 |
This collection
Mapped places by state / territory
Count of distinct representative points, not people.
| Category | Count | Share |
|---|---|---|
| CA | 7 | 11% |
| MA | 5 | 8% |
| VA | 5 | 8% |
| OH | 4 | 6% |
| SC | 4 | 6% |
| FL | 3 | 5% |
| NY | 3 | 5% |
| AL | 2 | 3% |
| LA | 2 | 3% |
| MD | 2 | 3% |
| MI | 2 | 3% |
| MN | 2 | 3% |
| AR | 1 | 2% |
| CT | 1 | 2% |
| DC | 1 | 2% |
| DE | 1 | 2% |
| GA | 1 | 2% |
| HI | 1 | 2% |
| IA | 1 | 2% |
| IL | 1 | 2% |
| IN | 1 | 2% |
| MO | 1 | 2% |
| MS | 1 | 2% |
| NC | 1 | 2% |
| NH | 1 | 2% |
| NJ | 1 | 2% |
| PA | 1 | 2% |
| PR | 1 | 2% |
| RI | 1 | 2% |
| TN | 1 | 2% |
| TX | 1 | 2% |
| WA | 1 | 2% |
| WV | 1 | 2% |
| Total | 62 |