Jessica O. Matthews was featured by Delta Gamma during Women's History Month for her invention of the Soccket and entrepreneurial achievements.
On March 8, 2011, Delta Gamma featured Jessica O. Matthews as part of its Women's History Month coverage, recognizing her invention of the Soccket and her emerging profile as a young entrepreneur in the clean-energy space.
This recognition came at an early but pivotal point in Matthews' career, shortly after the founding of Uncharted Play, and helped elevate her visibility beyond engineering and startup circles into broader public and philanthropic audiences. Being highlighted during Women's History Month situated Matthews within a lineage of women recognized for breaking ground in traditionally male-dominated fields such as engineering, hardware invention, and technology entrepreneurship.
Such institutional recognitions were important in building the public narrative around Matthews as not just an inventor, but a role model for young women -- and particularly young women of color -- interested in STEM careers. Coverage of this kind helped fuel invitations to speak at conferences, universities, and sororities, and contributed to a growing media profile that would later include features in major business and innovation publications. This event captures an important early moment in the public recognition of her achievements as a woman innovator.