Jessica Matthews, inventor of the SOCCKET line of sports products, like soccer balls, that generate renewable energy as you play with them, said it this way: "A major part of invention isn't just creating things, it's understanding people and understanding the systems that make this world." The reason I tell my story and the story of Dr. Alexander and Jessica Matthews is because they are fundamentally intersectional stories, the stories of lives lived at the nexus of race, gender and innovation.
Jessica Matthews, inventora de la línea SOCCKET de productos deportivos, como balones de fútbol, que generan energías renovables durante el juego, lo dijo así: "Gran parte de la invención no consiste solo en crear cosas, sino en entender a las personas y a los sistemas que constituyen este mundo". Cuento esta historia y la historia de la Dra. Alexander y la de Jessica Matthews porque, en esencia, son historias liminales, historias de vidas vividas en el nexo