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Wonder Women: 25 Innovators, Inventors, and Trailblazers Who Changed History
by Sophia Foster-Dimino, Sam Maggs
This book divides these awesome women into different sections. I knew some of these women and I didn't know others but it was very interesting to read about these women. Some short stories looking at some of the amazing women who changed the world.
[Lise Meitner]
"After her dramatic flight (which Otto casually attributed to- and this is another direct quote- 'these Hitler regime things'), Lise set up shop in Stockholm at the lab of a guy name Manne Siegbahn. Now Manne, unlike Good Guy Niels, hated women in the sciences (and was therefore kind of a trashbag). He refused to give Lise collaborators, equipment, tech support, or even her own set if keys to the lab, and he paid her an assistant's measly salary. (Lise would later write that in searching for 'male supporters of the higher education of women and of their professional equality with men, then it is remarkable how few men of general reputation we find.' No kidding.) Despite these setbacks (and the misery and loneliness that accompanied fleeing her homeland), Lise continued to work, writing back and forth with Otto about a little things she had been considering: how to split the nuclear atom into smaller parts, also known as nuclear fission"(p. 27).
[Elizabeth & Emily Blackwell]
"Apparently, the medical school faculties were equal parts afraid that she, as a woman, would be far too stupid to be a doctor, running all the men out of their jobs. Ultimately, Elizabeth received a conditional offer from Geneva Medical College (now Hobart) in the upstate New York. The school agreed to put her admission to a vote, and if even one of her 150 male classmates said no, she would not be admitted. Luckily, they all thought it was a hilarious joke being played by a rival college (seriously!), and every one of them voted yes. All joking stopped shortly thereafter when Elizabeth marched in to class"(p. 57).
[Annie Smith Peck]
"Her brother tried to argue that she was too talented to be stifled by college (what?), to which Annie responded: 'Dare you say that out loud? What if you applied it to a young man? Are you crazy?' (Direct quote, no joke!) Her father told her he would not fund her education, prompting Annie to point out that she would need to support herself somehow (she'd made up her mind years ago that she would never get married and 'that it would be desirable for me to get my living in the best possible way and to set about it as any boy would do'). She further noted that he was a total hypocrite: 'Why you should recommend for me a course so different from that which you pursue, or recommend to your boys is what I can see no reason for except the example of our grandfathers and times are changing rapidly in that respect'"(p. 179).
"(To wit: in a letter to her before she climbed the Matterhorn, they wrote, 'If you are determined to commit suicide, why not come home and do so in a quiet, lady-like matter.' Rude)" (p. 183).
"Even though she was (and still is) a killer role model, she knew that 'no woman can represent all women any more than one man represents all men'"(p. 185).
[Annie Londonderry]
"When woman wants to learn anything or do anything useful or even have any fun there is always someone to solemnly warn her that it is her duty to keep well. Meanwhile in many states she can work in factories ten hours a day, she can stand behind counters in badly ventilated stores from 8 o'clock to 6, she can bend over the sewing machine for about 5 cents an hour and no one cares enough to protest. But when these same women, condemned to sedentary lives indoors, find a cheap a delightful way of getting the fresh air and exercise they need so sorely there is a great hue and cry about their physical welfare"(p. 196).
[Interview with Mika Mckinnon]
"Be gentle with one another. The universe is vast, and the science is endless. We'll learn so much more if we collaborate and work together than if we let our petty human flaws dictate out actions. Be generous with giving credit; everyone should be recognized for their work. Own up to your mistakes. Do your best to correct them and to learn from them. Then don't stress about it too much-it happens to everyone"(p. 217).
[Lise Meitner]
"After her dramatic flight (which Otto casually attributed to- and this is another direct quote- 'these Hitler regime things'), Lise set up shop in Stockholm at the lab of a guy name Manne Siegbahn. Now Manne, unlike Good Guy Niels, hated women in the sciences (and was therefore kind of a trashbag). He refused to give Lise collaborators, equipment, tech support, or even her own set if keys to the lab, and he paid her an assistant's measly salary. (Lise would later write that in searching for 'male supporters of the higher education of women and of their professional equality with men, then it is remarkable how few men of general reputation we find.' No kidding.) Despite these setbacks (and the misery and loneliness that accompanied fleeing her homeland), Lise continued to work, writing back and forth with Otto about a little things she had been considering: how to split the nuclear atom into smaller parts, also known as nuclear fission"(p. 27).
[Elizabeth & Emily Blackwell]
"Apparently, the medical school faculties were equal parts afraid that she, as a woman, would be far too stupid to be a doctor, running all the men out of their jobs. Ultimately, Elizabeth received a conditional offer from Geneva Medical College (now Hobart) in the upstate New York. The school agreed to put her admission to a vote, and if even one of her 150 male classmates said no, she would not be admitted. Luckily, they all thought it was a hilarious joke being played by a rival college (seriously!), and every one of them voted yes. All joking stopped shortly thereafter when Elizabeth marched in to class"(p. 57).
[Annie Smith Peck]
"Her brother tried to argue that she was too talented to be stifled by college (what?), to which Annie responded: 'Dare you say that out loud? What if you applied it to a young man? Are you crazy?' (Direct quote, no joke!) Her father told her he would not fund her education, prompting Annie to point out that she would need to support herself somehow (she'd made up her mind years ago that she would never get married and 'that it would be desirable for me to get my living in the best possible way and to set about it as any boy would do'). She further noted that he was a total hypocrite: 'Why you should recommend for me a course so different from that which you pursue, or recommend to your boys is what I can see no reason for except the example of our grandfathers and times are changing rapidly in that respect'"(p. 179).
"(To wit: in a letter to her before she climbed the Matterhorn, they wrote, 'If you are determined to commit suicide, why not come home and do so in a quiet, lady-like matter.' Rude)" (p. 183).
"Even though she was (and still is) a killer role model, she knew that 'no woman can represent all women any more than one man represents all men'"(p. 185).
[Annie Londonderry]
"When woman wants to learn anything or do anything useful or even have any fun there is always someone to solemnly warn her that it is her duty to keep well. Meanwhile in many states she can work in factories ten hours a day, she can stand behind counters in badly ventilated stores from 8 o'clock to 6, she can bend over the sewing machine for about 5 cents an hour and no one cares enough to protest. But when these same women, condemned to sedentary lives indoors, find a cheap a delightful way of getting the fresh air and exercise they need so sorely there is a great hue and cry about their physical welfare"(p. 196).
[Interview with Mika Mckinnon]
"Be gentle with one another. The universe is vast, and the science is endless. We'll learn so much more if we collaborate and work together than if we let our petty human flaws dictate out actions. Be generous with giving credit; everyone should be recognized for their work. Own up to your mistakes. Do your best to correct them and to learn from them. Then don't stress about it too much-it happens to everyone"(p. 217).