Left to right: Reese Witherspoon, Lyda Hill, and Nicole Small [Photos: Hello Sunshine's Shine Away/Southwestern Medical Foundation/Michael Samples]
Today is the International Day of Women and Girls in Science—an ideal day for a Dallas nonprofit to align with a Hollywood movie star to celebrate women in STEM in film and television. According to the Dallas Morning News, Dallas-based Lyda Hill Philanthropies is partnering with Reese Witherspoon’s media company Hello Sunshine to produce and distribute movies and TV shows that champion women's achievements in STEM (science, technology, engineering & mathematics).